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Hokanson, Stan |
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Maas, John |
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Submitted to: Plant Breeding Reviews
Publication Type: Review Article Publication Acceptance Date: 9/21/2000 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: We review recent progress in strawberry biotechnology as it applies to improvement of strawberry cultivars by molecular biological methodologies. A brief introduction is given to the origins of the cultivated strawberry, its biology, and goals that breeders desire for development of new varieties. Genetic fingerprinting for identification purposes and determining interrelatedness of various varieties are addressed through studies on isozyme analyses and development of basic information on the DNA of strawberry using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyses. These techniques contribute to the development of genetic maps of wild and cultivated strawberries and assist breeders by providing genetic markers linked to traits of interest. By selecting for linked markers in the early stages of the breeding process, development of new cultivars can be accelerated. The history of in vitro culture of strawberry plants and its importance in regards to genetic transformation and somoclonal selection are addressed, as are current efforts in gene cloning. Information contained in this review will benefit all strawberry researchers, particularly breeders and those involved in biotechnological and molecular biological research of strawberry. |
