2015 International FruitBreedomics Conference

1. EUCARPIA hosted
International FruitBreedomics Conference
Bologna, 18th June 2015

2. Laurens F., Aranzana M.J. , Arus P., Bonany J.,
Corelli L. Patocchi A., Peil, A. , Quilot B., Stella
A., Troillard V., Velasco R., van de Weg E
FruitBreedomics: an integrated
approach for increasing breeding
efficiency in apple and peach

3. Fruit Breeding Programs
Context
Numerous
Similar
objectives
Empirical
approach
Low exploitation level of
germplasm resources
Genomics & Genetic Projects
QTL analysis
Functional genomics
Gene cloning
Genome
sequencing

4. FRUITBREEDOMICS aim
• Development + use of molecular tools (SNP,
Full transcript chips) / international
collaboration
• Better knowledge/genetics + genomics of
major agronomic traits + allelic diversity
To fill in the gap between Genetics/Genomics and breeding
Material + tools + methodologies /breeders
(within and outside the consortium)

5. Project structure
TOOLS AND DATA MANAGEMENT PILAR
DIVERSITY AND QTL MAPPING PILAR
EUROPEAN BREEDING PLATFORM
WP1- Increasing efficiency of
marker assisted breeding
WP2- Establishment of pre-
breeding material
WP3- Identification and
characterization of QTL for disease
resistance and fruit quality by the
Pedigree Based Approach
WP4- Exploring the genotypic and
phenotypic diversity in apple and peach
germplasm and its exploitation by
Association Genomics Approach
WP6- Development of
marker/gene arrays for high
throughput genotyping
WP7- Tools and Data management
WP8-OUTREACH
WP9-MANAGEMENT
WP5- Understanding the genetics
underlying novel traits and
providing phenotypic tools

6. Crops
• Apple (11,4 MTm)
• Peach/nectarine (3,7 MTm)
• Pears (2,5 MTm)
• Cherries (0.9 MTm)
• Apricots (0.7 MTm)

7. FruitBreedomics Consortium
Invited partners:
• SLU
• Russia

8. Reactive consortium
• New strategies: Genome Wide Selection
• New tools: Higher density chips
• Improvement of apple genome sequence
• New strategies to transfer technology:
FruitBreedomics MAB Services

9. Stakeholder platform
• > 350 people registered
• Interaction: questionnaires, ...
• Stakeholder meetings (Angers, Prague, Lleida,
Zurich, Bologna)
• Training seminars
• International Conference

10. FruitBreedomics MAB Services
• Fruit breeding programs
– Small sized companies (familiy owned)
– Limited access to expertise in genetics/genomics
– Limited access to laboratory facilities
• Soon realize that initially devised strategy (pilot studies,
training sessions) was not going to be enough
• FruitBreedomics Services
– Service offered on a commercial basis
– Not a genotyping platform but an integrated consultancy approach
(including on-site visits)
– Based on FruitBreedomics and other available data

11. FruitBreedomics MAB Services
werner.howad@irta.cat massimo.pindo@fem.it fabienne.mathis@vegepolys.com

12. www.fruitbreedomics.com

13. FruitBreedomics after life
• Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda
(SIRA) (EUFRIN-AREFLH-FRESHFEL)
• H2020
– SFS-5-2015: Strategies for crop productivity,
stability and quality (G x E x M)
– SFS-7-2015: Management and sustainable use of
genetic resources
– ISIB-02-2015 Thematic network

14. Project structure
TOOLS AND DATA MANAGEMENT PILAR
DIVERSITY AND QTL MAPPING PILAR
EUROPEAN BREEDING PLATFORM
WP1- Increasing efficiency of
marker assisted breeding
WP2- Establishment of pre-
breeding material
WP3- Identification and
characterization of QTL for disease
resistance and fruit quality by the
Pedigree Based Approach
WP4- Exploring the genotypic and
phenotypic diversity in apple and peach
germplasm and its exploitation by
Association Genomics Approach
WP6- Development of
marker/gene arrays for high
throughput genotyping
WP7- Tools and Data management
WP8-OUTREACH
WP9-MANAGEMENT
WP5- Understanding the genetics
underlying novel traits and
providing phenotypic tools
S1
S1
S2
S3
S4 S5
S5

15. Enjoy the project !