Abstract
DNA-informed breeding techniques allow breeders to examine individual plants before costly field trials. Previous studies with tree fruits such as apple (Malus ·domestica) and peach (Prunus persica) have identified cost-effective implementation of DNA-informed techniques. However, it is unclear whether breeding programs for herbaceous perennials with 1-to 2-year juvenile phases benefit economically from these techniques. In this study, a cost-benefit analysis examining marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a Pacific northwest U.S. strawberry (Fragaria ·ananassa) breeding program was conducted to elucidate the effectiveness of DNA-informed breeding in perennial crops and explore the capabilities of a decision support tool. Procedures and associated costs were identified to create simulations of the breeding program. Simulations compared a conventional breeding program to a breeding program using MAS with low (12.5%), medium (25%), and high (50%) removal rates, and examined different scenarios where MAS had diminishing power to remove individuals as selections reenter the breeding cycle as parent material. We found that MAS application under current costs was not cost-effective in the modeled strawberry program when applied at the greenhouse stage, but cost-effectiveness was observed when MAS was applied at the end of the seedling trials before clonal trials with a removal rate of 12.5%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 365-371 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | HortTechnology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:4School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646210, Hulbert Hall 30A, Pullman, WA 99164 Funding for RosBREED: Combining disease resistance with horticultural quality in new rosaceous cultivars is provided by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative Competitive Grant 2014-51181-22378 of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Funding Information:
for RosBREED: Combining disease resistance with horticultural quality in new rosaceous cultivars is provided by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative Competitive Grant 2014-51181-22378 of the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, American Society for Horticultural Science. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Calculator
- Fragaria ·ananassa
- Rosaceous fruit
- Spreadsheet
- Strawberry