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Current situation and prospects in breeding for tropical and subtropical fruits

J. Ganry, P. Ollitrault , F. Bakry and J.P. Horry

Proceedings of 26th International Horticultural Congress. Volume of Abstract . Toronto, Canada, 11-17 August, 2002. Abstract S12-O-73. pp. 340.

2002

บทคัดย่อ

This review of research undertaken on the most important tropical and subtropical fruit species current research objectives, breeding methods, leading research groups, and main achievements for banana, citrus, pineapple, mango, and papaya. Important progress has been made during the last decade on banana and citrus, combining studies on genetic deversity as well as conventional breeding and research on genetic and biotechnology , includiing genomics. For banana, genetic resources management and improvement are strongly supported internationally by INIBAP (International Network for the improvement of Banana and Plantain). Pineapple receive less international effort, but has a special focus on genetic resources management and conventional breeding. Mango and papaya breeding is undertaken by a few countries around the world with mostly a conventional breeding approaches, but some noticeable progress in biotechnology including virus resistance for papaya. A common challenge for these species is dealing with resistance to pests and diseases which have a strong impact in tropical and subtropical conditions. Increases which have a strong impact in tropical and subtropical conditions. Increasing attention is being paid to improvign quality in order to meet marketing objectives and consumer expectations. Efforts are bien made to improve genetic diversity utilization, as this is crucial for enriching the pool of parental material for generating new fruit types with improved taste and nutritional value. Finally, an attempt is made to predict some trends for the future in terms of economic and social demand, scientific aspects, and international cooperation.