Feasibility of developing a novel breeding methodology to improve berry flavour
Lead Participant:
THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE
Abstract
Flavour is a complex trait under large environmental and seasonal effects which already poses a
challenge to breeders and will be more problematic with extreme weather events and climate changes.
Conventional breeding and selection techniques are slow and hindered by seasonal and environmental
variation with QTL mapping also varying with the environment. Recent omics tools have been developed
(genome scaffolds, gene expression & metaboloics data, correlation networks) that will allow us to
investigate and validate links between berry flavour and its controlling factors (metabolites, genes,
environment) to develop a useful model. This feasibility study aims to improve raspberry flavour by
utilising omics data alongside historic genotype, phenotype, met & QTL data with novel flavour profiling
research to develop new breeding models.
challenge to breeders and will be more problematic with extreme weather events and climate changes.
Conventional breeding and selection techniques are slow and hindered by seasonal and environmental
variation with QTL mapping also varying with the environment. Recent omics tools have been developed
(genome scaffolds, gene expression & metaboloics data, correlation networks) that will allow us to
investigate and validate links between berry flavour and its controlling factors (metabolites, genes,
environment) to develop a useful model. This feasibility study aims to improve raspberry flavour by
utilising omics data alongside historic genotype, phenotype, met & QTL data with novel flavour profiling
research to develop new breeding models.
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THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE |
People |
ORCID iD |
Julie Graham (Project Manager) |