Berry Breeding at WSU Puyallup

Berry Breeding at
WSU Puyallup
Patrick Moore, Scientist
Wendy Hoashi-Erhardt, Scientific Assistant
Susie Smith, Ag Res Tech II
Debbie Hebert , Ag Res Tech I
Ron & Karen Schwinkendorf, Tech Assist II
Heidi Cochran, Tech Assist II
Kara Lanning, PhD student
Summer workers
Program support
USDA-ARS NW Center Small Fruits Research
Washington Red Raspberry Commission
Washington Strawberry Commission
Oregon Strawberry Commission
Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry
Commission
•  Plant Royalties
•  This work was partially funded by USDA/
NIFA through Hatch Projects #WNP0038 and
0640
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Strawberry Breeding Goals
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Flavor, color, firmness
High yields
Disease resistance
Large, easily harvested fruit
Processing and/or fresh market
outlets.
Puget Crimson
Day-Neutral strawberry breeding
Goals
Durable plant
Consistent fruiting over season
Working out methodology
Raspberry Breeding
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Flavor, firmness, color
High yield
Machine harvestable
Root Rot tolerant
RBDV resistant
Evaluation of selections
•  Machine harvest trial
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Second machine harvest trial
Selection trial (hand harvest)
Root rot plots
RBDV testing
Fruit evaluation
•  Grower trial
•  Release
2013 Machine harvesting planting
Subjective evaluations
of harvestability
Root Rot Evaluation
RBDV screening - grafting
2012 Grower Trials
•  Three WSU selections were planted with
growers in Oregon and Washington
WSU 1507
WSU 1912
WSU 1948
•  Plots of 100+ plants were established of
each selection.
2014 Grower Trials
Four WSU selections being propagated for
planting by growers in Oregon and
Washington
WSU 1980
WSU 2122
WSU 2166
WSU 2188
Plants of these selections are only available
for Grower Trials with testing agreement
WSU 1980
Both parents in 2002 MH
Machine harvest well
Firm
Late season
In 2012 MH trial
Plants of these selections are only available for Grower Trials with testing agreement
WSU 2122
Parents in 2002 and 2003 MH
Machine harvests well
Firm, thick walled
Good flavor
Processing color
Late season (Wakefield)
Will be planted in 2014 MH trial
Plants of these selections are only available for Grower Trials with testing agreement
WSU 2166
One parent was in 2004 MH
Other parent was selected in 1977
Machine harvests well
Firm, thick walled
Good flavor
Selected as plants were being
machine harvested
Will be planted in 2014 MH trial
Plants of these selections are only available for Grower Trials with testing agreement
WSU 2188
Both parents in 2004 MH trial
Machine harvests well
Firm, thick walled
Good flavor
Selected as plants were being machine
harvested
Will be planted in 2014 MH trial
Plants of these selections are only available for Grower Trials with testing agreement
Soluble solids (%)
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
Willamette
WSU 2166
Meeker
WSU 2122
0.0
WSU 2188
2.0
0.00
WSU 2188
WSU 2122
3.50
WSU 2166
Willamette
Meeker
4.00
pH
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
WSU 2166
Meeker
WSU 2188
WSU 2122
Total anthocyanins
Willamette
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
WSU 1980
WSU 2122
WSU 2166
WSU 2188
Anthocyanins
L
H
M/L
H
pH
L
L
L
L
Soluble Solids
H
H
M
H
Anthocyanins
pH
Soluble Solids
WSU 1980
WSU 2122
WSU 2166
WSU 2188
L
H
M
H
MH
L
L
L
H
H
M
H
Cross
WSU 1980
2005
WSU 2122
2006
WSU 2166
2007
WSU 2188
2007
Cross
Seedlings
WSU 1980
2005
2006
WSU 2122
2006
2007
WSU 2166
2007
2008
WSU 2188
2007
2008
Cross
Seedlings
Selection
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
WSU 2122
2006
2007
2009
WSU 2166
2007
2008
2010
WSU 2188
2007
2008
2010
Cross
Seedlings
Selection
MH trial
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
WSU 2122
2006
2007
2009
2010
WSU 2166
2007
2008
2010
2011
WSU 2188
2007
2008
2010
2011
Cross
Seedlings
Selection
MH trial
Harvest
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
WSU 2122
2006
2007
2009
2010
2012
WSU 2166
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
WSU 2188
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
Cross
Seedlings
Selection
MH trial
Harvest
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
WSU 2122
2006
2007
2009
2010
2012
Known – fruit quality, harvestability
Unknown – yield, disease resistance
WSU 2166
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
WSU 2188
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
Cross
Seedlings
Selection
MH trial
Harvest
Puyallup ST
Root Rot
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2012
2012/2014
WSU 2122
2006
2007
2009
2010
2012
2014
2014
WSU 2166
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
2014
2014
WSU 2188
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
2014
2014
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2012
2012/2014
WSU 2122 WSU 2166 WSU 2188
Cross
2006
2007
2007
Seedlings
2007
2008
2008
Selection
2009
2010
2010
MH trial
2010
2011
2011
Harvest
2012
2013
2013
Puyallup ST
2014
2014
2014
Root Rot
2014
2014
2014
Assumed
Assumed
RBDV
susceptible susceptible susceptible
?
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2012
2012/2014
WSU 2122 WSU 2166 WSU 2188
Cross
2006
2007
2007
Seedlings
2007
2008
2008
Selection
2009
2010
2010
MH trial
2010
2011
2011
Harvest
2012
2013
2013
Puyallup ST
2014
2014
2014
Root Rot
2014
2014
2014
Assumed
Assumed
RBDV
susceptible susceptible susceptible
?
Grower trial
2014
2014
2014
2014
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2012
2012/2014
WSU 2122 WSU 2166 WSU 2188
Cross
2006
2007
2007
Seedlings
2007
2008
2008
Selection
2009
2010
2010
MH trial
2010
2011
2011
Harvest
2012
2013
2013
Puyallup ST
2014
2014
2014
Root Rot
2014
2014
2014
Assumed
Assumed
RBDV
susceptible susceptible susceptible
?
Grower trial
2014
2014
2014
2014
First harvest
2016
2016
2016
2016
WSU 1980
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2012
2012/2014
WSU 2122 WSU 2166 WSU 2188
Cross
2006
2007
2007
Seedlings
2007
2008
2008
Selection
2009
2010
2010
MH trial
2010
2011
2011
Harvest
2012
2013
2013
Puyallup ST
2014
2014
2014
Root Rot
2014
2014
2014
Assumed
Assumed
RBDV
susceptible susceptible susceptible
?
Grower trial
2014
2014
2014
2014
First harvest
2016
2016
2016
2016
Release ?
2017
2017
2017
2017
Raspberry Release
WSU 1507
Cascade Dawn x WSU 1145
Cross: 1998
Selected: 2001
MH trials: 2002, 2003, 2005,
2010 and 2013
Root rot trials: 2005, 2011, 2013
RBDV test: Resistant
Yield Puyallup: 2005, 2009, 2013
Grower trials: 2012
WSU 1507
•  Machine
harvests well
•  Root rot tolerant
= 5.0
•  WSU
RBDV1507
resistant
1.5
•  Willamette
2-6 d earlier= than
Meeker
= 0.5
Meeker
•  Productive equal or greater
than Meeker
•  Good
flavor
WSU
1507
= 8.2 t/a
• Meeker
High Sol.
= Solids
4.5 t/a
equal or more than
Meeker
•  pH = Meeker
•  Lower
Anthocyanins than
Meeker
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WSU 1507
Cascade Harvest
Limited number of
plants available 2014
Cascade Gold - 2010
PNW Plant Sales
Thank you to:
Lassen Canyon Nursery
Norcal
North American Plants
Northwest Plant Co
Nourse Farms
Spooner Farms
45,000,000
Strawberry
40,000,000
35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
OR
15,000,000
10,000,000
BC
WA
5,000,000
0
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
4,000,000
3,500,000
2013 Strawberry plant sales
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
Albion
Tillamook
Totem
Hood
Seascape
Puget
Reliance
30%
2013 Strawberry plant sales
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Albion Tillamook Totem
PNW
Hood
Oregon
Seascape Puget
Reliance
6,000,000
Raspberry
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
WA
2,000,000
BC
1,000,000
OR
0
2001
2006
2011
1,200,000
2013 Raspberry plant sales
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
Meeker
Wakefield Chemainus
Rudi
Tulameen
Cascade
Delight
45%
40%
2013 Raspberry plant sales
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Meeker
Wakefield Chemainus
PNW
Rudi
Oregon
Tulameen
C Delight
1,200,000
Blackberry
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
OR
200,000
WA
BC
0
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
300,000
2013 Blackberry plant sales
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Black
Diamond
Columbia
Star
Obsidian
Chester
Boysen
Marion
45%
40%
2013 Blackberry plant sales
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Black
Columbia Obsidian
Diamond
Star
PNW
Chester
Oregon
Boysen
Marion