Australian temperate strawberry breeding program (Western Australia) Selection of new and advanced short day breeding lines and cultivars in Western Australia - 2005/2006

Authors

Michaela Antoine, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Dennis Phillips, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

Publication Date

2006

Publisher

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

Sixty-eight 'short day' selections from the Australian Temperate breeding program were compared in a trial planting on a commercial property at Wanneroo from a mid May planting. Thirty-three of the selections were derived from crosses made in 2003 (new Stage 4 selections) and twenty-nine were from crosses made between 1998 and 2002 (Intermediate Stages 5 and 6). In addition, three advanced selections were compared in large plots of 1,000-1 ,500 plants together with three commercial control cultivars, Gaviota, Camino Real and Kiewa. These selections were 'fast tracked' for future commercialisation by being selected for bulking up in September 2004.

Seven of the new selections were recommended for further evaluation next season, including 03-056-34, 03-055-139, 03-012-22, 03-030-295, 03-033-26, 03-056-165 and 03-055-133.

Seven intermediate selections were recommended for further evaluation, including 02-030-129, 98-030-3, 01-034-346, 02-002-3, 02-005-257, 02-008-121 and 01-061-299.

Only one of the 'fast tracked' selections from 2004 was considered worthy of further evaluation, this being 98-030-3. None of these three selections performed as well for yield and quality as the commercial controls

Three new selections were 'fast tracked' by September selection in 2005, these being 00- 020-174, 01-061-299 and 02-035-116. Only one of these, 01-061-299 was considered worthy of further evaluation when all the data was available by the end of the season. 'Fast track' selection will be discontinued in future because early season performance has not proven to be a good predictor of the full season performance.

Number of Pages

19

Keywords

Western Australia; Strawberry; Strawberry cultivars; Strawberry breeding; Temperate

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Fruit Science | Genetics | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Plant Biology | Plant Breeding and Genetics

Recommended Citation

Antoine, M, and Phillips, D. (2006), Australian temperate strawberry breeding program (Western Australia) Selection of new and advanced short day breeding lines and cultivars in Western Australia - 2005/2006. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/hc_researchrpts/20

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