Small fruit breeding tendencies in Lithuania: a review

Small fruit production in the southern United States has been impacted greatly by fruit breeders this century. This workshop, co-sponsored by the American Pomological Society, includes presentations from individuals who have contributed collectively over 150 years to small fruit and grape breeding. James N. Moore has conducted breeding at the University of Arkansas, developing 30 cultivars. His presentation on brambles outlines achievements and future opportunities for improvement. Arlen Draper has been involved with the development of 61 small fruit cultivars while working with the USDA-ARS with an emphasis on blueberry. His presentation focuses on blueberry breeding and provides insights into the future of new blueberry cultivar developments. Gene Galletta has conducted small fruit breeding at North Carolina State University and USDA-ARS and has been involved with the development of 50 cultivars. His presentation reflects on the history of strawberry breeding in the South and the challenges that lie ahead. Ron Lane has served as a fruit breeder and horticulturist at the University of Georgia Experiment Station at Griffin and his work has emphasized the development of muscadine grape cultivars. The past and future of muscadine and bunch grape breeding is discussed in his paper. Articles from all authors in this workshop will be published in Fruit Varieties Journal in 1997.

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POLICIES FOR THE PROPRIETARY RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF SMALL FRUIT CULTIVARS AND GERMPLASM BY LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE U.S.

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.41.3.502f ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 502F-502

Author(s):

James R. Ballington

Keyword(s):

Public Funding ◽

Southern Region ◽

Land Grant ◽

Fruit Breeding ◽

Private Industry ◽

Land Grant Universities ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Grant Programs ◽

Small Fruit ◽

The U.S

Public funding for land-grant university plant breeding programs has declined to the point that alternative sources of funding have had to be identified in order for these programs to continue. Small fruit breeding programs at land-grant universities in the southern region of the U.S. now derive their support for day to day operations from a number of alternative funding sources including commodity organizations and research foundations. Royalty income generated from sale of plants of patented cultivars has also become a significant source of support for essentially all land grant programs. In addition, cooperative agreements and contracts with partners in private industry play a prominent role in support for several programs, and these will likely increase significantly in the near future. At present, U.S. plant patents are generally applied for upon the release of cultivars from small fruit breeding programs at land grant universities in the southern region, with some move toward trademarking. Releases are generally nonexclusive within the region, and either exclusive or nonexclusive outside the region. The use of germplasm from other breeding programs usually carries with it the expectation of mutual exchange and use of germplasm and/or sharing of royalty income from cultivars derived from such germplasm.

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SMALL FRUIT BREEDING AT THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE IN SKIERNIEWICE, POLAND

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2000.538.80 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 457-461 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

E. Zurawicz ◽

S. Pluta ◽

J. Danek

Keyword(s):

Fruit Breeding ◽

Small Fruit ◽

Research Institute

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A Comparison of Temperate-climate Strawberry Production Systems Using Eastern Genotypes

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.12.4.670 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 670-675 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Brent L. Black ◽

John M. Enns ◽

Stan C. Hokanson

Keyword(s):

Fruit Quality ◽

Methyl Bromide ◽

Production Systems ◽

Breeding Program ◽

Temperate Climate ◽

Fruit Breeding ◽

Organic Mulch ◽

Small Fruit ◽

Subsurface Drip ◽

Strawberry Breeding

Anticipating the phaseout of methyl bromide, the USDA-ARS small fruit breeding program at Beltsville, Md., discontinued soil fumigation in strawberry breeding and selection trials in the mid 1990s. To address resulting weed and pathogen pests, a modified or advanced matted row system was developed. This system uses matted row-type culture, established on raised beds with subsurface drip irrigation and organic mulch. The mulch is the residue of a killed cover crop that fixes some nitrogen and provides an economical, biodegradable mulch for suppressing weeds and reducing erosion. Since 1996, the small fruit breeding program has conducted replicated performance trials on both advanced matted row and a regional adaptation of annual hill plasticulture. Both of these systems were managed without methyl bromide fumigation or fungicide application. Data from these trials were used to compare advanced matted row and plasticulture for yield, fruit quality and harvest season. Yield for the two systems was genotype dependent, and the advanced matted row system had later production and slightly lower fruit quality.

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