국내재배환경에적합한다수성인거베라소륜계통의우수신품종육성을위하여경남농업기술원화훼육종연구소에서 1999년부터교배조합육성을위하여국내의재배농가와종묘업체로부터품종을수집한후, 2001년 3월에핑크색대륜계의 ‘Grandeur’를모본, 오렌지색중·대륜계의 ‘Songsongee’를부본으로인공교배를실시하여교배조합으로부터 436개의종자를획득하였다. 교배후결실이된조합은채종즉시파종하였으며, 파종 1개월후발아된 378개의유묘는본엽이 4∼5매전개되었을때화훼육종연구소유리온실내의선발포장에정식하였다. 그후교잡 1세대를육묘하여화색이선명하고수량이많은우수 5개체(01129-028, 105, 188, 325, 335)를 1차로선발하였다. 그후특성이우수한 01129-335(경남 G-24)개체를생장점배양에의해개체증식후화훼육종연구소유리온실내의특성검정포장에정식하여 2003년 6월부터2004년 10월까지 3회에걸쳐생육및수량특성검정을실시하였다. 특성검정을실시한결과화색, 화형, 수확량등품질과수량이우수하다고판단되어 2005 년농작물직무육성신품종선정위원회의심의를거쳐‘Sweety’로 하였다. ‘Sweety’는화색이선명한오렌지색의반겹꽃절화용으로수량이많고안정된중·소륜화로서품종이다. 51.2개이며, 화색과화심색이잘조화된기호도가높은 본당 수량은 연간 3회검정결과평균 평균 절화수명은 10.4일이다. : 교배
A new orange-colored, cut flower gerbera (Gerbera hybrida Hort.) cultivar ‘Sweety’ was devel-oped from a cross between ‘Grandeur’ and ‘Songsongee’, followed by selections of seedlings and lines at the Flower Breeding Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES) from 1999 to 2004. Three time evaluations were conducted from 2003 for the detailed characteristics of the new cultivar. ‘Sweety’ has semi-double type mini- or medium-sized flowers in good harmony with orange(RHS, 38-A) ray florets and a green center. It has good, stable flower shape and strong peduncle, and its vase life was 10.4 days. The average flower yield was about 51.0 stems per plant/year in greenhouse trails during 2003 and 2004. This cultivar was registered to the Korea Seed and Variety Service for commercialization in 2006. Year-round production of this cultivar is possible in the greenhouse condition in Korean climate.