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The cultivated strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa Duch., is a versatile crop in terms of its adaptability to various locations and cultural systems. Breeding efforts started in the early 1800s and continue today in numerous public and private programs. Among these programs and in germplasm repositories, there is still considerable variation available in traits of economic interest. Currently, the biggest opportunity in strawberry breeding is the development of day-neutral cultivars for cool summer climates outside of California while the biggest challenge facing strawberry breeders may be the development of cultivars that can produce fruit with consistent size, appearance, and flavor over an extended period of time. To accomplish this challenge, breeders need to stay focused on these traits as their primary screens. Despite the complexity of the octoploid strawberry genome, new genomics knowledge and biotechnologies make increasing contributions to strawberry breeding.

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  1. Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, GCREC, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL, 33598-6101, USA

    Craig K. Chandler & Vance M. Whitaker

  2. Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Kevin Folta

  3. Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Simcoe Research Station, 1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe, ON, N3Y 4N5, Canada

    Adam Dale

  4. Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland Government, Brisbane City East, QLD, Australia

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Chandler, C.K., Folta, K., Dale, A., Whitaker, V.M., Herrington, M. (2012). Strawberry. In: Badenes, M., Byrne, D. (eds) Fruit Breeding. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0763-9_9

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