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Title: Citrus Research Board-sponsored review of the University of California Riverside citrus breeding

Author
item Stover, Eddie
item Fazio, Gennaro
item FORNER-GINER, MARIA ANGELES - Instituto De Investigaciones Agrarias Finca La Orden-Valdesequera
item MEHLENBACHER, SHAWN - Oregon State University
item Preece, John

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/11/2016
Publication Date: 3/3/2016
Citation: Stover, E.W., Fazio, G., Forner-Giner, M., Mehlenbacher, S., Preece, J.E. 2016. Citrus Research Board-sponsored review of the University of California Riverside citrus breeding[abstract]. California Citrus Showcase. March 3, 2016, Visalia, California

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: In October 2015 the Citrus Research Board (CRB) assembled a panel of experts to review the Citrus Research Board-sponsored Citrus Research and Genetics Programs at University of California Riverside (UCR). The panel consisted of: Gennaro Fazio, USDA/ARS, Geneva, NY; Maria Angeles Forner-Giner, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias; Shawn Mehlenbacher, Oregon State University; John Preece, USDA/ARS, Davis, California; and Ed Stover USDA/ARS, Ft. Pierce, Florida. The UCR folks developed summary information that was sent to the team before their arrival in California. The team spent one day at the Lindcove Station and two days at UC Riverside. We visited with the project scientists, technical staff, and leadership at all levels in UCR. We specifically were charged by Citrus Research Board (CRB) to determine: What is good and valuable? What needs improvement? What are the barriers to better performance of each of these factors? Are these barriers organizational, cultural, historical, financial or other? If the barriers are financial, and if more money were available, what more should be done, paying attention to new research areas and the potential for breakthroughs? What other barriers have been missed? Having identified these, are there specific recommendations and what changes would be expected from these changes? Based on their notes and discussions, the panel developed a nine page document outlining their observations and recommendations. The University of California Riverside (UCR) teams for Breeding/Genetics, Citrus Variety Collection, Citrus Clonal Protection Program, and associated support are among the finest in the world. However, as anticipated by the Citrus Research Board (CRB), important opportunities were identified to further enhance these already excellent programs. In Dr. Stover’s talk he will provide details of the panel report.