Community Breeders

Welcome Community Breeders, the community of Rosaceae breeders (public and private)

This page is dedicated to Rosaceae breeders, providing new markers information, phenotyping protocols and videos, upcoming workshop details, abstracts for upcoming conferences, and posters and presentations that have been presented at conferences. If there is any other content you would like to see, please contact Audrey Sebolt!

MAB In Action Workshop - July 30, 2012

RosBREED is hosting a one-day Workshop!

• Who should attend this workshop? All U.S. Rosaceae breeders (public and private). Any other personnel associated with breeding programs and committed to their efficiency and success are invited to attend!

• Why should I attend this workshop? You will get to use first-hand the tools, technologies, and techniques that RosBREED is developing for breeders to enable you to more efficiently develop new varieties. Folks - this is a WORKSHOP. This will not be death by PowerPoint!

• Alright! I’m coming! What do I need to do to prepare? Simply register by e-mailing Cholani Weebadde (weebadde@msu.edu). If you can’t wait until July to hear more, e-mail Cameron Peace, our fearless MAB Team Leader, for a private consultation (cpeace@wsu.edu)!

Community Breeders’ Page - Newsletter Article

Project co-director Dr. Cameron Peace has an ongoing feature article titled “Community Breeders’ Page” in the quarterly Newsletter since Nov 2010. This article focuses on the MAB Pipeline and how to use it. Polished "jewels in the genome" that you can use in breeding now are described and provided in an accessible format. Below are links to pdfs of these articles and other resources.
 

• "Can you afford not to be a DNA informed breeder?" (first appeared in the Feb 2012 Newsletter)

• "A success story in Rosaceae marker-assisted breeding: larger fruit for sweet cherry. What can we learn?" (first appeared in Nov 2011 Newsletter)

• Jewel use: Sweet cherry fruit size

• Jewel use: Peach fruit texture type

• "Fast-tracked MAB pipelining in peach: the endoPG genetic test for fruit texture type" (first appeared in Aug 2011 Newsletter)

• Jewel use: Apple fruit storability

• "Fast-tracked MAB Pipelining in apple for fruit texture" (first appeared in May 2011 Newsletter)

• "Informing crossing decisions in Rosaceae crop breeding" (first appeared in Feb 2011 Newsletter)

• "The Marker-Assisted Breeding Pipeline: Channeling socio-eocnomics and DNA information into routine breeding operations" (first appeared in Nov 2010 Newsletter)

• “A stone fruit breeding safari” (first appeared in Aug 2010 Newsletter)

Demo Breeders Survey

A survey of demonstration breeder data and software needs and opinions was conducted in 2010.  The blank form used in that survey can be found here: (click here to view the survey form).

Software 

An introduction to Pedimap software, used to visualize breeding data across pedigrees, was provided at the 2010 American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference. Access the presentation here. Currently, RosBREED's 12 demonstration breeders are using Pedimap (click here for more information regarding this software and to request a free copy).

Jewels in the Genome

Project Director Dr. Amy Iezzoni has a feature column in our regular Newsletter titled "Jewels in the Genome." Below are links to pdfs of these articles.

• Apple crispness, firmness - Md-PG1
• Apple acidity, crispness, and juiciness
• Apple storability
• Sweet cherry fruit size and firmness
• Peach fruit texture type
• Peach flavor
• Cherry self-incompatibility
• Skin and flesh color

Phenotyping Protocols We have added our phenotyping protocols, developed by each crop team, in the form of written steps and videos. Please click here to access both.

Conferences

Click here to preview abstracts to upcoming conferences as well as content that has already been presented by RosBREED participants.

Molecular Short Courses

(note that this MSU short course is not directly affiliated with the RosBREED project)

Title: Molecular Plant Breeding - An International Short Course on Practical Applications of Molecular tools for Plant Breeding

Course dates: August 19—24, 2012

Application deadline: July 15, 2012

Organized by: Michigan State University Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center in collaboration with the Institute of International Agriculture and the Plant Breeding and Genetics Program and Dr. Cholani Weebadde, RosBREED Extension Team Leader.

For more information please visit the WorldTAP website at http://worldtap.msu.edu/short-courses/mpb/