Celina
| Denomination: | 'Celina' |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Pyrus communis |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Graminor A.S. Hommelstadvegen 60 Ridabu N-2322 Norway |
| Breeder: |
Stein Harald Hjeltnes, Graminor A.S., Leikanger, Norway |
| Agent in Canada: |
Bereskin & Parr 40 King Street West 40th floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2 Canada Tel: 416-364-7311 |
| Application Date: | 2021-11-12 |
| Provisional Protection:: | 2021-11-12 |
| Application Number: | 21-10745 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2023-08-31 |
| Certificate Number: | 6893 |
| Exemption from compulsory licensing: | Yes |
| Expiry date for exemption from compulsory licensing: | 2025-08-31 |
| Grant of Rights Termination Date: | 2048-08-31 |
Note: The applicant has requested an exemption from compulsory licensing to allow time to multiply and distribute propagating material of the variety. If the exemption is granted, it may be allowed for two years from the date rights are granted for the variety.
Variety Description
Description:
TREE: medium to strong vigour, medium branching, semi-upright growth habit, begins flowering early to mid-season, early to mid-season maturity for consumption
ONE YEAR OLD SHOOT: wavy growth, short to medium internode length, predominantly brown purple on sunny side, medium to many lenticels
VEGETATIVE BUD: acute apex, adpressed position in relation to the shoot, medium to large bud support
YOUNG SHOOT: weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration of growing tip, dense pubescence on upper third
LEAF BLADE: outwards attitude in relation to shoot, long, broad, large length to width ratio, right-angled base, right-angled apex, medium to long pointed tip, bluntly serrate margin on upper half, very shallow to shallow incisions of margin, weak to medium curvature of longitudinal axis
STIPULES: long distance from basal attachment of petiole
PETIOLE: long to very long
FLOWER BUD: long, located mainly on spurs of shoot
SEPAL: medium length, spreading attitude in relation to corolla, spreading attitude at harvest
PETAL: margins overlapping, large, ovate, cuneate base, medium length claw
STIGMA: located above stamens
IMMATURE FRUIT: brown sepals in early summer
FRUIT: medium to long, medium to large diameter, medium length to diameter ratio, position of maximum diameter slightly towards calyx, medium to large, slightly symmetric in longitudinal cross-section, straight profile of sides
SKIN: yellow green ground colour, large to very large area of dark red over colour; absent or very small relative area of russet around eye basin, on cheeks and around stalk attachment
STALK: medium to long, thick, medium curvature, oblique attitude in relation to axis of the fruit, absent or very shallow stalk cavity
EYE BASIN, AT HARVEST: shallow to medium depth, medium to broad, smooth relief around eye
FLESH: medium to coarse texture, medium firmness, juicy
SEED: narrow elliptic
Origin & Breeding History: 'Celina' originated from a cross conducted by the breeder, Stein Harald Hjeltnes, in 1985 in Balsgnrd, Kristianstad, Sweden. The cross was made between the female parent variety 'Voloree de Juillet' and the male parent variety 'Williams', both varieties of Pyrus communis. 'Celina' was discovered and selected by the breeder within the progeny in 1997 in Njos, Leikanger, Norway. Selection was based on maturity date, fruit quality, shelf life, fruit appearance and production characteristics.
Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Celina' is based on the UPOV Report of Technical Examination, application number 20113173, purchased from the Bundessortenamt in Hannover, Germany. The trials were conducted by the Bundessortenamt in Prufstelle Wurzen, Germany from 2014 to 2016.
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Pear: 'Celina'
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Pear: 'Celina'
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Pear: 'Celina'
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