TRAIT & MARKET SEGMENT BREEDING TARGET ESTABLISHMENT GENOME SCANS GDR, COMPARATIVE GENOMICS New QTLs discovered PBA: crop - wide Breeding markers Screening services Marker priorities Crossing scheme Trial MASS Socio-economics information DNA information Efficient routine breeding operations Better fruit STANDARDIZED PHENOTYPING GERMPLASM CHOICE Seedling selection scheme MAB PIPELINING 8. News & Events BREEDERS’ TOOLBOX DEVELOPMENT

Primary Target Audiences & Goals Rosaceae Breeders Goal: Improved breeding efficiency by the use of marker-assisted breeding Allied Scientists Goal: Use of knowledge generated to impact and advance their own work Industry Stakeholders – Growers and Market Intermediaries Goal: Improved profitability by adoption of newer and better cultivars

Staying Connected… Extension & Outreach of RosBREED is all about staying connected with our Project Participants and the Target Audiences! Various ways: Newsletters Presentations at Professional Meetings Website: Participatory workshops (starting this year!) Regional workshops (later…) PBGWorks & eXtension

RosBREED Newsletters

RosBREED Presentations at Meetings

RosBREED Website

Upcoming Participatory Workshops for Rosaceae Breeders Duration: 2 days Venue: 3 locations (Washington, California, South Carolina) Dates: To be determined Content: Draft done… to be finalized Introduction to RosBREEDs pipeline and use of MAB in rosaceous crops With lots of hands-on exercises on “how to” and tools to take home for “trying out”! Community Breeder’s Participatory Workshops Break-out Session 3.A Room B108/B110

PBGWorks & eXtension eXtension: an Internet-based collaborative environment where Land Grant University content providers exchange objective, research-based knowledge to solve real challenges in real time Goal: Reaching out to other community breeders Content: Adopt content developed for Participatory workshops in eXtension format

Grower Meetings and Clicker Surveys Grower Survey Break-out Session 2.A Room B108/B110 For understanding fruit quality needs of growers and industry….

Developing the RosBREED Calendar Too many dates to remember….. So, we will develop a GIANT RosBREED CALENDAR and make it available to everyone through the website…. We will be busy bees in the coming years: 1.Participating in Grower meetings – SE team clicker surveys 2.Webinars 3.Participatory workshops 4.Annual meetings 5.Presentations at conferences 6.Regional workshops Project calendar development Break-out Session 4.B Room B108/B110