BlueberryBreeding@UFFloridaBlueberryGrowersAssocia7on

PatricioMunoz

BlueberryBreedingandGenomicsHor8culturalScienceDepartment

p.munoz@ufl.edu

October262017.PlantCity,FL.

MakingInforma8onaboutCul8varsavailabletoourproducers!www.blueberrybreeding.com

Brazeltonetal2017IBO

-  2016globalproduc8on591,000metrictons-  UnitedStates41%freshand83%processedmarket-  UnitedStatesu8lize68%ofglobalproduc8on-  Consump8oninNorthAmerica,Europe,andAsia-  Produc8ondoubled(US),tripled(EU)andquadrupled(APAC)since2008

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UFBlueberryBreedingProgramTestSites

StraughnFarmsWindsor/Waldo,FL

DoleFruitHainesCity,FL

PSREUCitra,FL

IslandGroveAgProd.Arcadia,FL

MillerBlueberryPlant.Interlachen,FL

SuwaneeCreekFarmsHomerville,GA

•  Selec8onfordifferentchillingrequirementswithinthestatewillbeanadvantageifthewinterscon8nuetobemild

• NEW:EarlierStagesoftheselec8onreplicatedinCentral-SouthFlorida!!

• Newtes8ngsiteinLakeCounty!

FrogmoreFreshDadeCity,FL

Yr1 Yr3 Yr5 Yr7 Yr9 Yr11 Yr13 Yr15Year

Ac7vity

•  Largenumbersofparentsandcrosseseachyear•  Highdensityseedlingplan8ngsforrapidfirstevalua8on•  Growers-Cooperatorsearlyinthebreedingcycle•  Largenumberofcul7varsreleasedhistorically!

UFBlueberryCul7varDevelopmentTimeline

UF-IFASBlueberryReleases(2004-2016)

ReleaseYear VarietyFL

Outlook Notes2004 Springhigh Decreasing Earlyseasonalterna8vebutMarketersdonotwantfruit

2005 Primadonna Stable Earlyseason,butdifficulttoachievefullcroppoten8al

Snowchaser Minor Veryearlybutfruitqualityoiennotideal

Sweetcrisp Decreasing MoreacreageinGeorgiathanFL

2007 Farthing Increasing WidelyplantednorthofI-4

Scin8lla Decreasing Plantlongevityisanissue

2009 Bobolink Minor Hasnotbeenwidelyadopted

Chickadee Increasing Interestinverylow-chillareasinCentralFlorida

Flicker Decreasing AnthracnoseproblemsinCentralFlorida

Kestrel Increasing Interes8nginverylow-chillareasinCentralFlorida

Meadowlark Stable WidelyplantednorthofI-4,Xylellaanissue

Raven Minor Hasnotbeenwidelyadopted

2013 Indigocrisp Increasing Plan8ngincreasingGainesville-north,standingwateranissue

2015 Arcadia Increasing GreatyieldinCentral-SouthFL

Avan8 Increasing Plan8ngincreasinginCentral-SouthFL

Endura Increasing GoodYieldinCentral-SouthFL

2016 Keecrisp Increasing Highfruitquality(Crunchy),NorthFlorida

Patrecia Increasing Largeearlyfruit,NorthFL.PossibleSpringhighreplacement

HOWTHEBREEDINGPROGRAMCANHELPOURFLPRODUCERS?1.Bydevelopingcul8varsthatcanhavehigheryield,bekerquality,andappropriated8mingofproduc8ontomaximizeproducerprofit.2.Bydevelopingcul8varsthatdecreasethecostofproduc8onand/orharves8ng,thusmaximizeproducerprofit.

AverageHistoricalCost%EstablishmentandMaintenance

SoilAmendment!!!

Sprayingcosthasincreasedtremendouslyduetonewpests.Example:SWD!!

Strategicgoal:Developcul7varswithlowersoilamendmentrequirements.Moststudiesshownthatsoilamendmentisneededforyield.Moststudieshavebeendonewithalreadyreleasedcul8varsSelec8onforthistraitwillbeexploredattheseedlingstagetoobservewhethervaria8onexistandthusstartselec8ngforit!Exploringwildspecies.BasedonGraiingresults!WorkingwithFacultyspecialistsinthisareafromUF.

Strategicgoal:Developcul7varswithlowersprayingrequirements;disease/pesttolerant/resistantStrategy1:Wewillselectanduseasparents,longlas8ngexperimentallines,>90%plotsurvivalaier8-9yearsinthefieldwithgoodyield.Strategy2:Areweabletoscreenforpests/diseases?Workingincollabora8onwithUFplantpathologistandentomologisttodevelopprotocolsforscreeningofeconomicallyimportantdiseases/pests.Goalwillbetocreateacul8varcatalogforthedifferentlevelsofresistanceobserved

Picking43%

Packing7%

PackingMaterials

11%

BrokerFee21%

UpkeepandMaintenance

18%

AverageHistoricalHarves/ngcost%perFlat

AverageHistoricalHarves7ngCost%perFlat

Machineharvest

• Producerscanmachineharvestandmarkettheproductfresh–decreasinglaborcostsandincreasingprofitmargins.

• Strategicallytheprogramwillcon8nuedevelopingcul8vars,withtheright:Firmness,Detachmentstrength,Stemlength,andBusharchitecture

idealformachineharvest!!

MachineHarvest

NEW:in2017seasonwemachineharvestedthreenewcul8vars

Gene7cs

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Blueberryproduc7oninFlorida

•  Floridaisanextremelychallengingenvironmentforblueberryproduc8on

humidity–heat–disease–soil–flooding-pests

•  Establishmentofaplan8ngisahighcostenterprise.$33Kperacrespentbyyear2.

•  Plan8ngsinFLlast7yearsonaverage!

•  Profitabilityis8edtothelengthofproduc8on(Singermanetal.2017.EDISPublica8on)

Price($/LB)

AverageYield(Lb/A) $3.7 $4.9

6000Lb/A >15Years Year7

8000Lb/A Year11 Year5

Produc7onforFreshMarketduringFloridaharves7ngwindowMagnus(04-213)*–Earlyproduc8onoflargefruitforhandharvestinFLwindowforfreshfruitmarket.Notfirmenoughformachine.Expec8ngover8yearsofhighyield.EarlierthanStarandEmerald.RecommendedforCentral-NorthFlorida.Wayne(06-354)*–Earlyproduc8onandhighfruityield.Notfirmenoughformachineharvest.Expec8ngover8yearsofhighyield.Jewel-likebutfirmer!RecommendedforCentral-NorthFlorida.Op7mus(08-262)*–Earlyproduc8onoffirm,machineharvestfruit(seemachineharvestdata).Highfruitquality.Mediumsize.RecommendedforCentral-NorthFlorida.

*PlantPatentsPending.Licensesavailablein2018toFLnurseries.

Genotypes Date LbPackedFruit/Bush LbWaste Yield/Acre(1290bush) Yield/Acre(1742bush)Wayne April617 1.23 0.42 1,583 2,138Optimus April617 1.22 0.28 1,574 2,125Wayne April1717 0.96 0.49 1,232 1,664Optimus April1717 1.75 0.28 2,258 3,049Wayne April2817 0.79 0.20 1,016 1,372Optimus April2817 0.68 0.08 876 1,183

Wayne 3,831 5,174Optimus 4,708 6,358Packedtotalyieldà

TypeofLaborPlantsperAcre 1290 1742 1290 1742

Wayne $1,916 $2,587 $3,448 $4,656Optimus $2,354 $3,179 $4,237 $5,722

H2ALaborLocalLabor

Assump8onsCost:LocalLabor0.85$/Lb;H2ALabor1.35$/Lb;Machine0.35$/Lb

Scenario:1290PlantsperAcreGenotypes Date Price$/Lb $perAcre SavingsMHvsHH TotalSavings TotalIncomeperAcreWayne April617 5.3 $12,595.1 $0.50 $1,188.22 $13,783.4Optimus April617 5.3 $12,519.3 $0.50 $1,181.06 $13,700.3Wayne April1717 4 $7,395.5 $0.50 $924.44 $8,320.0Optimus April1717 4 $13,554.0 $0.50 $1,694.26 $15,248.3Wayne April2817 3.1 $4,726.3 $0.50 $762.30 $5,488.6Optimus April2817 3.1 $4,077.3 $0.50 $657.63 $4,734.9

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RedLine:Minimumthresholdmachineharvest

Undercurrenttechnology(machines)Op7musistheonlyrecommended2017varietyformachineharvest

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AnalysisbasedontheExtrapola7onof2harvestedrepresenta7veplantsduringthe2016season

AnalysisbasedontheExtrapola7onof2harvestedrepresenta7veplantsduringthe2016season.Priceperweekisasimportantasyield!

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Thankstoourcollaborators!!

StraughnFarmsWindsor/Waldo,FL

DoleBerryCoHainesCity,FL

PSREUCitra,FL

IslandGroveAgProd.Arcadia,FL

MillerBlueberryPlant.Interlachen,FL

SuwaneeCreekFarmsHomerville,GA

FrogmoreFreshDadeCity,FL

AllpatentedUFblueberryvarie3esarelicensedby:

FloridaFounda3onSeedProducers,Inc.(FFSP)

Anyonepropaga3ngplantsforpersonaluseorsaleisrequiredtobelicensedbyFFSP.

LicensesareavailabletoanynurseryinFlorida

bycontac3ngFFSPhCp://ffsp.net,(352)273-3656

Learnmoreatwww.blueberrybreeding.com