ISHS Acta Horticulturae 708: V International Strawberry Symposium
STRAWBERRY BREEDING FOR THE CENTRAL PLATEAU OF MÉXICO |
| Authors: | P.A. Davalos-Gonzalez, A.E. Jofre-Garfias, A.R. Hernandez-Razo, J. Narro-Sanchez, J. Castro-Franco, N. Vazquez-Sanchez, R. Bujanos-Muniz |
| Keywords: | Fragaria × ananassa, Fragaria chiloensis, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae, resistance genetics, cultivars |
| Abstract:
On the Central Plateau of Mexico, strawberry yields of 20t/ha are obtained, and have increased only slightly since 1965, due to the poor adaptation of foreign cultivars and their susceptibility to Fusarium oxysporum. Our breeding program, to obtain Mexican strawberry cultivars free from diseases, commenced in 1997. This program aims to develop cultivars with high potential yield and fruit quality for the fresh market and industry, and in the long term, to develop genotypes tolerant of or resistant to, F. oxysporum. The program has produced forty-five advanced selections, which produced 25-100% higher yields than ‘Camarosa’, the most important cultivar in Mexico. The first two cultivars, ‘Cometa’ and ‘Buenavista’, were released in 2003. | |
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