Location: Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Unit
Project Number: 2072-21000-058-023-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 15, 2017
End Date: Sep 14, 2022
Objective:
1. Evaluate advanced breeding selection from the investigator's breeding program (ARS Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research (NCSFR)) and variety trials for objective attributes related to processing or fresh market potential.
2. Process samples of advanced selections, selected field crosses, and standard
varieties for display and evaluation by breeders and the industry.
3. Include blueberries, black raspberries, and other berries grown around the region along with strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries.
4. Prepare summary of all data in report format for use by breeders and industry
members.
Approach:
Berries for this project will come mainly from plots at the North Willamette
Research and Extension Center but may also come from other research fields in
Corvallis or Washington or from grower fields. Selections and cultivars will be
sampled throughout their harvest periods to track variations in fruit quality over time. New selections will be processed and analyzed from one to three times.
Advanced selections will be sampled weekly.
