A new distinct variety of grapevine named ‘ARRATHIRTEEN’ abundantly forms attractive large seedless berries having a fire red skin coloration in medium-to-large clusters. The fruit displays a sweet crisp flavor and is firm in texture. The fruit commonly is ready for harvesting during the end of June in San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A, and displays good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit firmness renders the fruit well amenable for handling, shipping, and storage.

Patent
   PP22295
Priority
Mar 02 2010
Filed
Mar 02 2010
Issued
Dec 06 2011
Expiry
Mar 02 2030
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1. A new and distinct variety of grapevine, botanically known as Vitis vinifera, identified as ‘ARRATHIRTEEN’, substantially as shown and described herein.

Classification: The present invention relates to a new Vitis vinifera Grapevine.

Variety denomination: The new Grapevine has the varietal denomination ‘ARRATHIRTEEN’.

A breeding program was initiated during the late 90's near Bakersfield in San Joaquin Valley of Central California. In 2001, during this breeding program, a new variety of Vitis vinifera was created by deliberate cross breeding of two parent plants by emasculation of the pollen bearing organ of the male and introducing pollen from another male origin. The female parent of the new variety was the GAR4 which is an oval shaped, dark red grape variety bearing a large seed rudiment (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e. the pollen parent) of the new variety was GZR1 which is a round, pinkish grape variety (non-patented in the United States).

ARRATHIRTEEN FLAME
Vigor Weak Vigorous
Berry color Red Grayish red
Berry shape Obovoid Globose
Seed trace Rudimentary None
Flavor None Naturally sweet

The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows:

GAR4×GZR1

An artificial pollination was created, and the result was an embryo which possessed unique genetic qualities. The rudiments resulting from the above pollination were embryo rescued.

In 2002 the plant was then transplanted to Bakersfield in San Joaquin Valley of Central California.

It was found that the new grapevine of the present invention possesses the following combination of characteristics:

The new variety during observation to date has displayed no visible disease, and has displayed an ability to well resist cold, drought, heat; but sensitive to direct exposure to sun and wind. The fruit of the new variety has been found to display excellent handling and shipping qualities combined with desirable dessert eating qualities.

The new variety of the present invention has been found to undergo asexual propagation beginning in 2005 near Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A. by grafting on mature ‘Thompson Seedless’ rootstock (non-patented in the United States). Such asexual propagation has been conducted thereafter in successive years through 2008, and has shown that the characteristics of the new variety are strictly transmissible from one generation to another. Accordingly, the new variety undergoes asexual propagation in a true to type manner. The age of the plant in the drawing is five years old and the variety was created in 1989.

The new variety ARRATHIRTEEN is a large, fire red seedless table grape with large production, e.g., about 40 to 50 bunches per vine, and an average of about one to two bunches per shoot.

Asexual reproduction by micro propagation of the new variety as performed near Bakersfield, Calif., U.S.A., at Arvin, Calif. Ranch 33 which shows that the forgoing and other distinguishing characteristics come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.

The accompanying photographic illustration shows typical specimens of vegetative growth of five year old specimens of the new variety, in color as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make in a color illustration of this character. Colors in the photograph may differ from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description below, which accurately describes the colors of the new Grapevine.

FIG. 1 shows leaves, stems and grapes of ‘ARRATHIRTEEN’.

The chart used in the identification of colors is the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society. The description is based on the observation of plants growing on ‘Thompson Seedless’ rootstock outdoors near San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A.

To further the characterize the new Arra variety DNA was extracted from dried leaf samples and DNA profiles were obtained in Spain, using base pairs for 14 standard microsatellite DNA markers. The data is presented hereafter.

Microsatellite DNA
Marker Allele Sizes in Base Pairs
MSV01 134 134
MSV02 226 232
MSV04 185 193
MSV06 254 256
MSV07 318 322
MSV08 258 268
MSV09 251 257
MSV10 215 215
MSV12 269 269
MSV13 168 168
MSV14 162 180
MSV15 295 299
MSV16 188 194
MSV17 153 153

The ARRATHIRTEEN variety has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotypic expression may vary somewhat with changes in light intensity and duration, cultural practices, and other environmental conditions.

Karniel, Shachar, Giumarra, Sal

Patent Priority Assignee Title
Patent Priority Assignee Title
PP16399, Jun 01 2003 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Grape plant named ‘G1-6819’
PP17223, Jan 03 2005 Agricultural Research & Development LLC Grape plant named ‘Arraone’
PP17224, Jan 03 2005 Agricultural Research & Development, LLC Grape plant named ‘Arrathree’
PP18625, Apr 28 2006 The Agricultural Research Organization Grape plant named ‘Arrafourteen’
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