Results
Prof. Bruno Mezzetti (BreedingValue Coordinator)
Università Politecnica Delle Marche
In this video, Bruno recounts the origins of the project and discusses the importance of genetic diversity in Europe as well as its impact on the future of berry breeding.
PD Dr Klaus Olbricht
Hansabred GmbH & Co. KG
As Work Package 1 leader, Klaus presents the advancements made in diversity mapping for strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, and stresses the benefit of Europe´s comprehensive data collection opportunities.
Dr Jahn Davik NIBIO
Norsk Institutt for Biookonomi
In Work Package 2, the focus was on the application of new genotyping technologies to enhance breeding efforts. Open Calls provided access to valuable data from various breeding programs, fostering innovation and collaboration.
Dr. Sonia Osorio
Universidad De Malaga
Sonia guides us through the key responsibilities of Work Package 3, where innovative phenotypic tools and newly developed protocols were used to characterize the diversity of plant traits.
Dr Saila Karhu
Luke - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Work Package 4 focused on consumer studies, creating valuable resources to identify preferred traits and developing a detailed vocabulary to describe fruit properties.
Prof. Björn Usadel
Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
In this video, Björn explains how the Germinate platform meets data management needs, providing a comprehensive view of berry materials with actionable data.