Ball Horticultural Company

Blair L Winner

Alan D Blowers

Randal Hauptmann

Jayaraj Alappat

Cheryl M Smyser

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Baluptred', characterized by its single-type, dark red colored inflorescences with yellow-orange colored tips, medium green colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Baluptred'

The invention providesray florets comprising cyanidin-3-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-glucoside, petunidin-3-glucoside, and cyanidin in the lower epidermal layers. The invention also providesplants comprising a mutant prdr1-1 allele and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossingplants comprising a mutant prdr1-1 allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

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A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Super Star', characterized by its large single-type, light yellow-colored inflorescences having a burgundy-red colored eye zone, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Super Star'

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Golden Stardust', characterized by its single-type, medium yellow-orange colored inflorescences having a burgundy-red colored eye zone, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Golden Stardust'

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Balupteam', characterized by its single-type, creamy-white colored inflorescences, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Balupteam'

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Baluptgonz', characterized by its single-type, medium golden-yellow-colored inflorescences having a large sized, orange-red colored eye zone, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Baluptgonz'

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Balupteamed', characterized by its single-type, creamy-yellow colored inflorescences having a medium-sized, burgundy-red colored eye zone, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, semi-upright growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Balupteamed'

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Baluptowed', characterized by its semi-double type, bright yellow-colored inflorescences having a medium-sized, burgundy-red colored eye zone, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Baluptowed'

The invention provides seed and plants ofvariety 'PAS1077387'. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures ofvariety 'PAS1077387', and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.

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The invention provides seed and plants ofvariety 'PAS1077396'. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures ofvariety 'PAS1077396', and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.

The invention provides seed and plants ofvariety 'PAS1077393'. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures ofvariety 'PAS1077393', and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.

The invention provides seed and plants ofvariety 'PAS1077390'. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures ofvariety 'PAS1077390', and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.

The invention provides seed and plants ofvariety 'PAS1077381'. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures ofvariety 'PAS1077381', and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.

The invention provides seed and plants ofvariety 'PAS1077384'. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures ofvariety 'PAS1077384', and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.

A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are disclosed whose flower petals, leaves or flower petals and leaves contain one or more of an enhanced neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio, an enhanced &#x3b2;-carotene ratio, an enhanced lycopene ratio, an enhanced &#x3b1;-cryptoxanthin ratio, an enhanced phytoene ratio or an enhanced phytofluene ratio relative to that ratio in a non-mutant marigold. A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are also disclosed whose flower petals contain zeaxanthin esters and are substantially free of esters of both neoxanthin and violaxanthin, and wherein zeaxanthin constitutes at least about one-half of the extractable carotenoids when xanthophylls are assayed as alcohols. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such plants, oleoresins and comestible materials that have such carotenoid ratios.

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Ventura, CA, United States of America

Blair L Winner