Application of genomics in raspberry variety development

Lead Participant: H & H DUNCALFE LIMITED

Abstract

Currently there is great scope for increasing soft fruit production in the UK to meet demand from consumers and processors. Soft fruit is a success story for the UK being a valuable and sustainable horticulture industry with the associated broader health benefits derived from consumption. Currently however no high quality varieties with resistance to pests and diseases are available. Breeding soft fruit crops is time consuming and can be 15 years in variety development. Breeding tools in the form of markers have recently been developed on a case by case basis and individually introduced into breeding programmes. What is now required are markers for multiple complex traits to be identified and utilised in the development of a high throughput format that would lead to significant advances in variety development in terms of time and accuracy in selection meeting stakeholder requirements.

Lead Participant

Project Cost

Grant Offer

H & H DUNCALFE LIMITED £48,000 £ 4,800
 

Participant

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C. £53,133 £ 5,313
THOMAS THOMSON (BLAIRGOWRIE) LIMITED £48,195 £ 4,834
HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED £122,214
THE SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE £261,407 £ 261,407
JAMES HUTTON LIMITED £149,666 £ 29,918

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