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Title:   Author  item
                                            Finn, Chaditem
                                            Peterson, Maryitem
                                            Mackey, Theodore

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                                            STRIK, BERNADINE - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            PACE, CONNIE - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            BULLER, GIL - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
  Submitted to: Proceedings of the Oregon Horticultural Society
                                    Publication Type: Proceedings
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 2/16/2005
                                    Publication  Date: 4/1/2006
                                    Citation: Finn, C.E., Peterson, M.E., Mackey, T.A., Strik, B., Pace, C., Buller, G. 2006. Update and future directions of the cooperative USD-ARS/OSU breeding program for strawberries and caneberries: We need your help with grower trials. Proceedings of the Oregon Horticultural Society. 2006 CDROM.Interpretive Summary: In the past five years, the USDA-ARS small fruit breeding program has released five strawberry cultivars ('Pinnacle', 'Tillamook', 'Independence', 'Firecracker', 'Puget Summer'), three raspberry cultivars ('Coho', 'Lewis', 'Chinook'), three thornless blackberry cultivars ('Black Diamond', 'Black Pearl', 'Nightfall') and two thorny blackberry cultivars for the fresh market ('Obsidian', 'Metolius'). While it is too early to know which of these will have long term staying power, they are certainly being planted in substantial numbers and getting a good grower evaluation. The strawberry program continues to look for a replacement for 'Totem' in the processing market as well as for better fresh market cultivars. The blackberry program is similarly looking to replace 'Marion' with something that is thornless as well as trying to develop better fresh market cultivars. As our program has increased its emphasis on the fresh market, we need to get greater grower input on what works and does not work for them. Since most of our program traditionally has been geared towards processing, most of our evaluations and testing have been geared towards traits important for that industry. We need better evaluation of advanced selections for their fresh market potential. We are encouraging growers to contact the commercial nurseries and get a hold of some of the selections we would like to have tested.
                                Technical Abstract: In the past five years, the USDA-ARS small fruit breeding program has released five strawberry cultivars('Pinnacle', 'Tillamook', 'Independence', 'Firecracker', 'Puget Summer'), three raspberry cultivars ('Coho', 'Lewis', 'Chinook'), three thornless blackberry cultivars ('Black Diamond', 'Black Pearl', 'Nightfall') and two thorny blackberry cultivars for the fresh market ('Obsidian', 'Metolius'). While it is too early to know which of these will have long term staying power, they are certainly being planted in substantial numbers and getting a good grower evaluation. The strawberry program continues to look for a replacement for 'Totem' in the processing market as well as for better fresh market cultivars. The blackberry program is similarly looking to replace 'Marion' with something that is thornless as well as trying to develop better fresh market cultivars. As our program has increased its emphasis on the fresh market, we need to get greater grower input on what works and does not work for them. Since most of our program traditionally has been geared towards processing, most of our evaluations and testing have been geared towards traits important for that industry. We need better evaluation of advanced selections for their fresh market potential. We are encouraging growers to contact the commercial nurseries and get a hold of some of the selections we would like to have tested.


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