Cattlianthe Aurora’s Blue Pride is a new hybrid with lavender-blue flower, higher floral count than Cattleya Memoria Jack Hayden and larger than Cattlianthe Portia Baronesa. For the first time, a floral trait is being used in a documented scientific approach to help in the selection of superior plants in a population.
Keywords:
Plant breeding; orchid hybrid; blue flower
| Cattlianthe | Flower diameter (mm ± SE) | Petal width (mm ± SE) | Dorsal sepal width (mm ± SE) | Labellum mid lobe width (mm ± SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattlianthe Portia “Baronesa’ | 99.87 ± 5.19 c§ | 35 ± 2.98 b | 14.12 ± 2.64 b | 33.87 ± 3.91 ab |
| Cattleya Memoria Jack Hayden | 167.01 ± 1.86 a | 79.29 ± 0.88 a | 54.20 ± 0.60 a | 30.11 ± 0.33 b |
| Cattlianthe Aurora’s Blue Pride | 116.35 ± 10.70 b | 42.41 ± 3.52 b | 16.18 ± 3.54 b | 38.06 ± 3.94 a |
| Selection criteria | Heritability (h 2 ) | SD* | GS** | GS%§ | §§ | |
| Diameter (mm) | 0.87 | D | 15.31 | 13.28 | 11.60 | 129.63 |
| Dsp | 3.49 | 2.47 | 19.69 | 18.64 | ||
| PW | -1.41 | -0.86 | -6.96 | 41.55 | ||
| LML | 0.94 | 0.47 | 3.06 | 38.53 | ||
| Petal Width (mm) | 0.61 | D | 9.31 | 8.07 | 7.05 | 124.43 |
| SD | 4.59 | 2.80 | 22.64 | 18.64 | ||
| PW | 3.49 | 2.47 | 19.69 | 45.21 | ||
| LML | 4.61 | 2.33 | 14.98 | 40.39 | ||
| Labellum mid lobe width (mm) | 0.50 | D | 10.31 | 8.94 | 7.81 | 125.29 |
| SD | 3.59 | 2.19 | 17.70 | 18.17 | ||
| PW | 2.82 | 1.99 | 15.93 | 44.60 | ||
| LML | 6.94 | 3.51 | 22.56 | 41.57 |
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