US Plant Patent PP20363
Florida Radiance
Strawberry plant named ‘Florida Radiance’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 7, 2028.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20363
- Filed
- May 7, 2008
- Granted
- September 29, 2009
- Expires
- May 7, 2028
- Assignee
- UNIV FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Inventor
- CHANDLER CRAIG
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of strawberry ( Fragaria×ananassa ), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘Winter Dawn’ and FL 99-35. The new strawberry, named ‘Florida Radiance’, is distinguished by high December through March production of fruit that are large, firm, glossy, and resistant to anthracnose fruit rot when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct strawberry plant as illustrated and described, characterized by 1) resistance to anthracnose fruit rot, and 2) high December through March production of large, glossy fruit when grown in west central Florida.
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