Syngold Emporia
| Denomination: | 'Syngold Emporia' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Golden Emporia |
| Botanical Name: | Chrysanthemum ×morifolium |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Syngenta Crop Protection AG Rosentalstrasse 67 Basel CH-4058 Switzerland |
| Breeder: |
Wendy Bergman, Syngenta Flowers, Inc., Alva, United States of America |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2009-10-30 |
| Application Number: | 09-6764 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2013-04-26 |
| Certificate Number: | 4500 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2015-04-26 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Yochesapeake' (Chesapeake)
Summary: The leaf of 'Syngold Emporia' has an obtuse base while the leaf of 'Yochesapeake' has a truncate base. The ray floret of 'Syngold Emporia' is predominately a spatulate type while the ray floret of 'Yochesapeake' is a ligulate type. The corolla tube is medium to long for 'Syngold Emporia' while it is very short for 'Yochesapeake'. The ray floret is narrower for 'Syngold Emporia' than for 'Yochesapeake'. The inner side of the ray floret is a darker yellow for 'Syngold Emporia' than for 'Yochesapeake'.
Description:
PLANT: bushy type, upright to semi-upright growth habit, green stem
PETIOLE: moderately upwards, medium length relative to leaf length
LEAF: terminal lobe long relative to leaf length, lowest lateral sinus medium to deep with converging margins, base obtuse, upper side medium to dark green with absent or weak glossiness, many deep margin indentations
FLOWER: many flower heads per plant, outer side of bud light yellow (RHS 10A) with yellow (RHS 12A) at tip, semi-double daisy head type
RAY FLORETS: two rows, predominantly spatulate type, moderately ascending attitude of basal part, upper surface with two keels, medium to long corolla tube, oblate profile of tube, straight along longitudinal axis, tip emarginate, dentate and mamillate
RAY FLORET: inner side yellow (RHS 9A), outer side light yellow (RHS 8B) with yellow (RHS 7B) towards margin
DISC: small diameter relative to head diameter, indented to slightly domed in cross section, green before anther dehiscence with no dark spot at centre, yellowish green at anther dehiscence.
Origin & Breeding History: The variety 'Syngold Emporia' originated from a controlled pollination conducted in February 2002 in Salinas, California, USA. The female parent was designated YB-F0125, a proprietary seedling with grainy orange flower colour and the male parent was designated YB-6604, a proprietary seedling with yellow flower colour. The resultant seed was sown in Alva, Florida, USA and the new variety was selected as a single plant from the progeny in February 2006 in Alva, Florida. The selection criteria included flower colour, plant habit and production characteristics.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Syngold Emporia' were conducted in a greenhouse trial during the Fall of 2011 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. On August 16, 2011, fifty unrooted cuttings were directly stuck into 15 cm pots, with 5 cuttings per pot. The trial included a total of 10 pots of each variety spaced 30 cm apart. Plants were pinched once prior to short day treatment. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on November 8, 2011. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Syngold Emporia' with reference variety 'Yochesapeake'
Ray floret width (cm)
| 'Syngold Emporia' | 'Yochesapeake' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| std. deviation | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Colour of ray floret (RHS)
| 'Syngold Emporia' | 'Yochesapeake' | |
|---|---|---|
| inner side | 9A | 6A (brighter than) |
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Chrysanthemum: 'Syngold Emporia' (left) with reference variety 'Yochesapeake' (right)
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Chrysanthemum: 'Syngold Emporia' (left) with reference variety 'Yochesapeake' (right)
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