Breeding and Genetics Program for PNW Sweet Cherries
Author: Matthew Whiting
Published: 2007
Summary: The specific objectives of this research project were to: 1. Develop a comprehensive framework for a sweet cherry breeding and genetics program. 2. Produce through hybridization and selfing, genetically-variable sweet cherry selection populations that segregate for important target traits. 3. Select outstanding families and elite individual seedlings in multiple target environments for important production and fruit traits. 4. Establish elite selections in replicated multi-site locations for pre-commercial evaluation. 5. Install a database for storage and analysis of critical information that will effectively support the breeding goals. 6. Acquire and develop molecular information and tools that facilitate rapid and efficient marker-assisted selection for production and fruit traits critical for commercial success.
