History
• Early agriculturalists selected natural Citrus Breeding hybrids and mutants for seed propagation
• 1800’s- grafting and cuttings became popular to propagate best varieties Kevin M. Crosby • 1900’s- artificial cross-pollination practiced
Breeding Goals Rootstock
• Rootstock- tree size, stress tolerance • Dwarfing- Poncirus, some mandarins
• Scion- fruit color, size, shape, flavor, yield • Compatability- citrus better than Poncirus
• Disease resistance- CTV, Phytophthora, • Seedling vigor and scion yield CVC, Alternaria, Scab, Greening, etc. • Fruit quality- size, shape, flavor, juice
Rootstock Hybrids Carrizo Citrange
• ‘Carrizo,’ ‘Troyer’ Citrange- navel orange x Poncirus, very popular in FL, CA
• ‘Swingle’ Citrumelo- grapefruit x Poncirus, very popular in Florida, salt intolerant
• ‘Sunki’ x ‘Swingle’ tf- semi-dwarfing, salt- tolerant, possible replacement for SO in TX
1 Swingle Citrumelo Rootstock Fruit
Scion Scion Hybrids
• Vigor, yield potential, cold tolerance • ‘Orlando,’ ‘Minneola’ tangelos- ‘Duncan’ grapefruit x ‘Dancy’ tangerine • Fruit type- mandarin grapefruit, orange • ‘Page’ mandarin- ‘Minneola’ x ‘Clementine’ • Fruit quality- flavor, size, seediness, appearance, shelf-life • ‘Oro Blanco’ grapefruit triploid- tetraploid pummelo x grapefruit
Disease Resistance Breeding Techniques
• Viruses- CTV, Psorosis, Exocortis • Cross-pollination- combine genes from different parents in hybrid progeny • Bacteria- Citrus Variegated Chlorosis, Greening, Canker • Self-pollination- fix genes of interest in one line to stabilize phenotype (inbreeding)
• Fungi- Alternaria, Scab, Melanose, • Mutation- natural or induced genotypic Phytophthora modification
2 Cross Pollination Self-pollination
• Combine desirable traits from different • Natural mechanism for species to maintain genotypes/species and exploit heterosis genetic uniformity- pummelo, mandarins
• Swingle- one of earliest to make extensive • Serious inbreeding depression in citrus crosses for rootstock improvement overcome by apomixis- nucellar embryony
• Many hybrid rootstocks between Poncirus • Important for gene inheritance and function and Citrus- citrange, citrumelo, citrandarin studies
Seed Structure Mutation
• Natural mutations- ‘sports’ of buds or limbs: ‘Ruby Red,’ most orange varieties
• Gamma rays- chromosome breaks cause genotypic changes: ‘Star Ruby,’ ‘Rio Red’
• Chemical and t-DNA- interrupt single genes
Population Development Pedigree Method
• Pedigree- all progeny from specific cross • Most citrus varieties developed by this carefully evaluated, limited genetic base method- few crosses
• Recurrent selection- diverse populations • Relatively few parents (monoembryonic) as improved by selection and intercrossed females; various males
• Mass selection- large population evaluated for a few outstanding individuals • Each progeny evaluated from each family
3 Recurrent Selection Mass Selection
• Each population developed for important • Characterized or heterogeneous populations traits- good genetic diversity from relatively few crosses screened
• Crosses between individuals from improved • Focus mainly on quantitative traits or genes populations evaluated for superior traits with incomplete penetrance
• Most productive over long period • Labor intensive but rapid improvement
Biotechnology Protoplast Fusion
• Protoplast fusion of different genotypes • Isolate cell protoplasts from callus or leaf tissue and fuse in vitro to form hybrids • Gene mapping with molecular markers- gene cloning. • Mostly polyploid plants regenerated from tissue culture- genetic hybrids • Genetic transformation with novel genes to modify DNA- Agrobacterium, biolistics • Overcome barriers to sexual reproduction
Gene Cloning Map-based Cloning
CGTTGA- part of FR gene • Mapping genes in DNA with molecular 120 kb BAC markers- RAPD, RFLP, AFLP, etc. RFLP but no RAPD
• Chromosome walking- locate DNA markers SCAR RFLP RAPD AFLP adjacent to gene of interest, clone gene inside bacterial plasmid 1 CM .4 .6 FINGERBLIGHT • cDNA cloning- isolate genes from mRNA RESISTANCE GENE
4 Genetic Transformation Texas Priorities
• Insertion of cloned gene sequence into • Salt and drought tolerance DNA (genome) of desirable plant • CTV and Phytophthora resistance • Modify single trait while maintaining good attributes of parent- SO with Ctv gene • Cold and heat tolerance
• Insertion point in genome not targeted • Fresh market fruit- size, sugars, low acid
Past Achievements in Texas Past Achievements in California
• ‘Ruby Red Grapefruit’- bud sport of • Hybrid mandarins- ‘Kinnow,’ ‘Pixie’ Thompson in LRGV, changed market • Triploid seedless grapefruit- ‘Oroblanco’ • ‘Star Ruby’- irradiated seedling of ‘Hudson,’ darkest red grapefruit • Hybrid red pummelo- ‘Chandler’ • ‘Rio Red’- irradiated budwood of ‘Ruby Red,’ most popular red grapefruit today • Rootstocks- citranges, citrumelos
Past Achievements in Florida Current Variety Development
• Tangelos- ‘Orlando,’ ‘Minneola,’ ‘Page,’ • New triploid, seedless mandarins- CA, FL
• Grapefruit- ‘Marsh seedless,’ ‘Duncan’ • New salt tolerant, dwarf rootstocks- CA,TX
• Tangors- ‘Murcott,’ ‘Temple,’ ‘Fallglo,’ • New low acid grapefruits- CA ‘Ambersweet’ • New fusion product rootstocks- FL
5 Current Molecular Research Future Goals
• CTV resistance gene cloning- CA,TX,FL • CTV resistance gene in susceptible scions and rootstocks • Low acid gene mapping- CA • Phytopthora resistant, salt tolerant, high • Fruit development gene mapping- CA,FL yielding rootstocks
• Chromosome Isolation and Fusion-TX • Fruit- sweeter, seedless, longer shelf life
Breeding Strategy for Texas
• Increase effort in transgenics development
• Increase emphasis on fruit quality and earliness for fresh market expansion
• Increase research into genetic cold tolerance
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