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Apple is one of the world’s most economically important fruit crops, with over 7,000 different varieties grown worldwide. However, apple production faces a combination of environmental and economic challenges which threaten both crop yield and quality. In light of this, a greater emphasis has been placed on optimising existing breeding programmes and developing new varieties with improved resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses.
Advances in apple breeding provides a comprehensive overview of the range of techniques utilised to achieve this, focussing on conventional techniques such as hybrid breeding and modern techniques such as molecular breeding and genetic modification. The book also addresses recent developments in breeding for improved quality attributes of apple, as well as the use of bioinformatic resources to support current and future apple breeding.
Professor Fabrizio Costa is Associate Professor of Plant Genetics and Breeding in the Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environment (C3A) at the University of Trento, Italy. Professor Costa is internationally renowned for his research on the genetics of fruit ripening and post-harvest quality. He is on the editorial boards of several scientific journals relevant in the field of plant science and genetics, with a particular focus on horticultural crops. Professor Costa is also editor of an earlier Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing volume: Improving the quality of apples (2024).
Part 1 Genetic diversity and genomics
- 1.Understanding the genetic diversity of apple: Amandine Cornille, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;
- 2.Crop wild relatives as a new opportunity for apple breeding: Adriana F. Sestras, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- 3.Advances in apple transcriptomics and its application to breeding: Nicola Busatto, Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy;
- 4.Advances in apple metabolomics and its application to breeding: Julie Ferreira De Carvalho, INRAE, France;
Part 2 Bioinformatic resources supporting apple breeding
- 5.Development of genomic databases to support apple breeding: Amit Dhingra, Texas A&M University, USA;
- 6.Advances in apple genome sequencing: Stijn Vanderzande, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;
- 7.Advances in pan-genomics to support apple breeding: Ting Wu, China Agricultural University, China;
Part 3 Advances in breeding techniques
- 8.Advances in pre-breeding of apple: Hilde Nybom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden;
- 9.Advances in hybrid breeding of apple varieties: Walter Guerra, Laimburg Research Center, Italy;
- 10.Advances in molecular breeding of apple: Maroia Jose Aranzana, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Spain;
- 11.Advances in genetic modification and genome editing of apple: Amy Klocko, University of Colorado, USA;
- 12.Advances in developing/assessing improved apple rootstocks: Robert Crassweller, The Pennsylvania State University, USA;
Part 4 Improving biotic and abiotic stress resistance of apple
- 13.Advances in breeding for improved abiotic stress resistance and resilience in apple: Mingjun Li, Northwest A&F University, China;
- 14.Breeding for improved resistance to bacterial diseases in apple: Sarah A. Kostick, University of Minnesota, USA;
- 15.Breeding for improved resistance to fungal diseases in apple: Yugang Zhang, Qingdao Agricultural University, China;
Part 5 Breeding for improved quality attributes
- 16.Advances in breeding to improve apple fruit quality: appearance: David Chagne, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand;
- 17.Advances in breeding to improve apple fruit quality: flavour and aroma: Brian Farneti, Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy;
- 18.Advances in breeding to improve apple fruit quality: texture: Mario DiGuardo, University of Catania, Italy;
- 19.Advances in breeding to improve the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of apple: Jessica Cooperstone, Ohio State University, USA;