Unraveling the genetic architecture of blueberry fruit quality traits: major loci control organic acid content while more complex genetic mechanisms control texture and sugar content
Our findings enhance the understanding of the genetic basis underlying fruit quality traits in blueberry and guide future work to exploit DNA-informed selection strategies in blueberry breeding programs. The major-effect QTLs identified for acidity-related fruit characteristics could be potential targets to develop DNA markers for marker-assisted selection (MAS). On the other hand, genomic selection may be a more suitable approach than MAS when targeting fruit texture, sugars, or size.
Authors
- Marti Pottorff
- Massimo Iorizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0032-8247)
- Hee Duk Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-6661)
- Molla Fentie Mengist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4979-1652)
- L. Giongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7701-369X)
- Penelope Perkins‐Veazie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5885-0492)
- Jessica A. Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-081X)
- Guoying Ma
Institutions
- Fondazione Edmund Mach (IT)
- Virginia State University (US)
- North Carolina State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06061-4
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.50
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture