Research Project: Developing an Economical Standardized Genotyping Tool to Enhance Blueberry Breeding Programs

Location: National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Project Number: 2072-21000-049-011-R
Project Type: Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Mar 1, 2019
End Date: Sep 30, 2021

Objective:
Develop a new marker system to improve genotyping of the diverse Vaccinium collection.

Approach:
Genotype 80 diverse blueberry accessions with a new platform and phenotype them for fruit quality traits.