Location: Fruit and Tree Nut Research
Title: Overview of U.S. peach breeding and productionAuthor
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Chen, Chunxian |
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Submitted to: Technology in Horticulture
Publication Type: Review Article Publication Acceptance Date: 2/19/2025 Publication Date: 4/9/2025 Citation: Chen, C. 2025. Overview of U.S. peach breeding and production. Technology in Horticulture. 5. Article e014. https://doi.org/10.48130/tihort-0025-0009. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48130/tihort-0025-0009 Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract Only Technical Abstract: Peach is an introduced crop with a relatively short history in the U.S., where dozens of public breeding programs had led to releases of hundreds of peach cultivars and successfully helped establish considerable production in many states. This paper is to provide a glimpse of U.S. peach breeding and production. Most peach breeding programs have been terminated over the past decades or are being phased recently, active breeding programs will continue releasing new improved peach cultivars and rootstocks to meet the needs for the U.S. peach production and ultimately provide consumers with attractive rich-flavored peach fruit. The declining trend in U.S. peach acreage and production suggests imminent challenges and issues facing the industries and demands continuous visionary breeding and horticultural research to find solutions for the sustainability and profitability of the U.S. peach industries. Given most incidences of big yield loss due to unfavorable climates, improved cropping reliability under different climatic conditions should be among top breeding priorities. |
