Genetic resources of garden strawberry Fragaria × ananassa as a basis for breeding for quality and resistance: world collections and the Russian gene pool
- 1Vernadsky Russian State University of National Economy
Abstract
The review summarizes and systematizes current data on global and Russian genetic resources of garden strawberry Fragaria × ananassa, as well as molecular genetic tools used in breeding for quality and resistance. The world’s largest collection at USDA-ARS (Corvallis), comprising 2006 accessions of the genus Fragaria, including 603 cultivars and hybrids of F. × ananassa, is characterized. Collections from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, and France are also described. For the first time a Russian review presents in detail the genetic resources of Italy: CREA collections, University of Bologna, cultivars ‘Asia’, ‘Alba’, ‘Clery’, ‘Irma’, and Japan, NARO: breeding programs for large fruit size and high sugar content. Russian collections maintain in total about 1000 accessions, including all wild species native to Russia and the entire polyploid series. Molecular markers linked to fruit quality genes (FaOMT, FaFAD1, FaMYB10), disease resistance genes (Rpf1, Rca2), and the locus 08 To-f are reviewed. Data on the six-fold variability of the major allergen Fra a 1 content and the absence of correlation with fruit color are presented. International breeding achievements of China, Italy, Japan, and USA are analyzed. A conclusion has been drawn regarding the need for molecular-genetic passportization and creation of a unified, open database of Russian collections.
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BibTeX
@article{pankov2026genetic,
title = {{Genetic resources of garden strawberry Fragaria × ananassa as a basis for breeding for quality and resistance: world collections and the Russian gene pool}},
author = {I. A. Pankov and A. R. Bukharova},
journal = {Биотехнология и селекция растений},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.30901/2658-6266-2026-3-o4},
url = {https://doi.org/10.30901/2658-6266-2026-3-o4},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Genetic resources of garden strawberry Fragaria × ananassa as a basis for breeding for quality and resistance: world collections and the Russian gene pool
AU - I. A. Pankov
AU - A. R. Bukharova
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/01
JO - Биотехнология и селекция растений
DO - 10.30901/2658-6266-2026-3-o4
UR - https://doi.org/10.30901/2658-6266-2026-3-o4
AB - The review summarizes and systematizes current data on global and Russian genetic resources of garden strawberry Fragaria × ananassa, as well as molecular genetic tools used in breeding for quality and resistance. The world’s largest collection at USDA-ARS (Corvallis), comprising 2006 accessions of the genus Fragaria, including 603 cultivars and hybrids of F. × ananassa, is characterized. Collections from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, and France are also described. For the first time a Russian review presents in detail the genetic resources of Italy: CREA collections, University of Bologna, cultivars ‘Asia’, ‘Alba’, ‘Clery’, ‘Irma’, and Japan, NARO: breeding programs for large fruit size and high sugar content. Russian collections maintain in total about 1000 accessions, including all wild species native to Russia and the entire polyploid series. Molecular markers linked to fruit quality genes (FaOMT, FaFAD1, FaMYB10), disease resistance genes (Rpf1, Rca2), and the locus 08 To-f are reviewed. Data on the six-fold variability of the major allergen Fra a 1 content and the absence of correlation with fruit color are presented. International breeding achievements of China, Italy, Japan, and USA are analyzed. A conclusion has been drawn regarding the need for molecular-genetic passportization and creation of a unified, open database of Russian collections.
SN - 2658-6266
SN - 2658-6258
ER -