Agritech Conference,PlantCity,FLApril19,2016

VanceM.Whitaker

BreedingUpdates:ANewSelectioninthePipeline

AcreageEstimatefor2015-16

Radiance72%

Driscoll11%

Sensation®12%

Other5%

ProjectedAcreagefor2016-17???

Radiance59%

Driscoll11%

Sensation®25%

Other5%

SweetSensation®‘Florida127’

FlavorandAromaExcellentShelfLifeFruitSize

MyManagementRecommendationsforSweetSensation®‘Florida127’

#1Oct1st – 15th planting

#216”in-rowspacing

#3Don’tfertilizelike‘Radiance’(PlantSize!)

#4Phytophthora – PowderyMildew– Botrytis

#5Letitcolor

FL12.121-5AU2010-119x‘FloridaRadiance’

AdaptedtoEarlyPlantingDates

FL12.121-5PerformanceData• AgronomicTraits• FruitQualityandFlavor• DiseaseResistance• ManagementRecommendations

UFBreedingProcess

Stage1(~10,000)

Stage2(~400)

Stage3(~10)

GrowerTrials(1-2)

CultivarRelease

Crossing(100-150)

AGRONOMICTRAITSFL12.121-5

Description• CompactPlant• IdealforEarlyPlanting• DayNeutralTendencies• MedFruitSize• ExcellentShape• VividRedColor• ToughSkin,WaterResistant

2014-15 2015-16

Stage3(Mid-OctPlanting)

Astin Ranch:PlantedSept25th,2015

OtherTraitsVariety 2014-15 2015-16

FL12.121-5 Sensation® FL12.121-5 Sensation®

FruitSize(g/fruit) 21b 31a 19b 22a

Water Damage(%) 10a 12a 12 a 25b

Misshapen (%) 5a 7a 9b 10a

FRUITQUALITYANDFLAVORFL12.121-5

TrainedTastePanelsSweetnessRatings

DataincollaborationwithA.Plotto(USDAFortPierce)

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TrainedTastePanelsStrawberryFlavorRatings

DataincollaborationwithA.Plotto(USDAFortPierce)

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PostharvestRatingsGrowerTrials

• SeeCeciliaNunesPresentation• IntermediateShelfLifetoSensation®andRadiance

DISEASERESISTANCEFL12.121-5

DiseaseResistanceN.PeresTrials

Disease CausalAgent Radiance FL12.121-5

AnthracnosefruitrotColletotrichumacutatum

R MS

AngularleafspotXanthomonasfragariae

MS MS

Botrytisfruitrot Botrytiscinerea MS MS

CharcoalrotMacrophominaphaseolina

MR ?

Colletotrichum crownrotColletotrichumgloeosporoides

MS ?

Phytophthora rootrotPhytophthoracactorum

HS MR

PowderymildewPodosphaeraaphanis

MR MS

PreliminaryRecommendations1)EarlyPlantingDates(Sept25– Oct1;notafter5th)

2)ManageFertilitySimilartoRadiance

3)FocusonPowderyMildewcontrol

4)CouldbemarketedundertheSweetSensation®brand

What’sNext?FL12.121-5– Cleanstockinpipeline– ReleaseproposalAugust,2016– 2016-17:Largergrowertrials– 2017-18:Commercialavailability

NewerSelectionsforgrowertrial2016-17:One2013selection2017-18:Oneormorenewselections

ThankYou!• StudentsandLabMembers

– AlanChambers– JozerMangandi– YaninaPerez– JackRoach– TomasHasing– CatalinaMoyer– LuisOsorio– DavidMoore– JimSumler– Angelita Arredondo– KelseyCearley– Sujeet Verma– ZhenFan– Wantanee Prescott– ClaireMartin

• KeyCollaborators– SeongheeLee– KevinFolta– NataliaPeres– AnnePlotto– CeciliaNunes

• FundingandSupport