The FruitBreedomics research project, which the Institute of Agro-Food Research and Technology (IRTA) is involved in, has characterized nearly 1,500 varieties genetically and breeding lines for the European peach using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism type (SNP) chip, which will help to better understand the genetic biodiversity of this fruit and determine both quality and disease resistance, said the IRTA.
This advance will help to create a better understanding of the genetic biodiversity of this fruit and to determine its quality as well as its resistance to diseases.
Alongside these results, the researchers who are involved in FruitBreedomics presented data from more than 30 programs to improve apples within the first annual meeting of the European research project, which was held from 7th to 10th of February in Prague (Czech Republic). Their results indicate that the most important features for these programs are related to fruit quality (mainly texture) and resistance to diseases (spotted apples and powdery mildew), explained the Spanish research institute.
The scientists also announced that they will develop a high-density SNP chip (between 20 and 50K) for genotyping apples, so that producers and research centers will develop new varieties more efficiently.
FruitBreedomicsĀ“goal, funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission, is to improve the efficiency of existing programs to improve fruit and reduce the gap between research, molecular genetics and the improvement of plants. The project brings together 24 partners, more than three guests from 10 European countries, as well as researchers from South Africa, New Zealand, Israel, China and the U.S., and includes the participation of research institutes (among which is IRTA), universities and small and medium enterprises that contribute to the project with extensive experience in genetics, genomics,
ecophysiology and bioinformatics.
Source: Irta
This advance will help to create a better understanding of the genetic biodiversity of this fruit and to determine its quality as well as its resistance to diseases.
Alongside these results, the researchers who are involved in FruitBreedomics presented data from more than 30 programs to improve apples within the first annual meeting of the European research project, which was held from 7th to 10th of February in Prague (Czech Republic). Their results indicate that the most important features for these programs are related to fruit quality (mainly texture) and resistance to diseases (spotted apples and powdery mildew), explained the Spanish research institute.
The scientists also announced that they will develop a high-density SNP chip (between 20 and 50K) for genotyping apples, so that producers and research centers will develop new varieties more efficiently.
FruitBreedomicsĀ“goal, funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission, is to improve the efficiency of existing programs to improve fruit and reduce the gap between research, molecular genetics and the improvement of plants. The project brings together 24 partners, more than three guests from 10 European countries, as well as researchers from South Africa, New Zealand, Israel, China and the U.S., and includes the participation of research institutes (among which is IRTA), universities and small and medium enterprises that contribute to the project with extensive experience in genetics, genomics,
ecophysiology and bioinformatics.
Source: Irta
