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BlueberryBreeding@UFFloridaBlueberryGrowersAssocia7on
PatricioMunoz
BlueberryBreedingandGenomicsHor8culturalScienceDepartment
October262017.PlantCity,FL.
MakingInforma8onaboutCul8varsavailabletoourproducers!www.blueberrybreeding.com
Brazeltonetal2017IBO
- 2016globalproduc8on591,000metrictons- UnitedStates41%freshand83%processedmarket- UnitedStatesu8lize68%ofglobalproduc8on- Consump8oninNorthAmerica,Europe,andAsia- Produc8ondoubled(US),tripled(EU)andquadrupled(APAC)since2008
MonthlyGlobalProduc7onandFlorida
CortBrazelton2017
- Floridawindow
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-TIMINGISEVERYTHING!!!-FLwindowisdynamicwithweather-Experiencefrom2015and2016
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UFBlueberryBreedingProgramTestSites
StraughnFarmsWindsor/Waldo,FL
DoleFruitHainesCity,FL
PSREUCitra,FL
IslandGroveAgProd.Arcadia,FL
MillerBlueberryPlant.Interlachen,FL
SuwaneeCreekFarmsHomerville,GA
• Selec8onfordifferentchillingrequirementswithinthestatewillbeanadvantageifthewinterscon8nuetobemild
• NEW:EarlierStagesoftheselec8onreplicatedinCentral-SouthFlorida!!
• Newtes8ngsiteinLakeCounty!
FrogmoreFreshDadeCity,FL
Yr1 Yr3 Yr5 Yr7 Yr9 Yr11 Yr13 Yr15Year
Ac7vity
• Largenumbersofparentsandcrosseseachyear• Highdensityseedlingplan8ngsforrapidfirstevalua8on• Growers-Cooperatorsearlyinthebreedingcycle• Largenumberofcul7varsreleasedhistorically!
UFBlueberryCul7varDevelopmentTimeline
UF-IFASBlueberryReleases(2004-2016)
ReleaseYear VarietyFL
Outlook Notes2004 Springhigh Decreasing Earlyseasonalterna8vebutMarketersdonotwantfruit
2005 Primadonna Stable Earlyseason,butdifficulttoachievefullcroppoten8al
Snowchaser Minor Veryearlybutfruitqualityoiennotideal
Sweetcrisp Decreasing MoreacreageinGeorgiathanFL
2007 Farthing Increasing WidelyplantednorthofI-4
Scin8lla Decreasing Plantlongevityisanissue
2009 Bobolink Minor Hasnotbeenwidelyadopted
Chickadee Increasing Interestinverylow-chillareasinCentralFlorida
Flicker Decreasing AnthracnoseproblemsinCentralFlorida
Kestrel Increasing Interes8nginverylow-chillareasinCentralFlorida
Meadowlark Stable WidelyplantednorthofI-4,Xylellaanissue
Raven Minor Hasnotbeenwidelyadopted
2013 Indigocrisp Increasing Plan8ngincreasingGainesville-north,standingwateranissue
2015 Arcadia Increasing GreatyieldinCentral-SouthFL
Avan8 Increasing Plan8ngincreasinginCentral-SouthFL
Endura Increasing GoodYieldinCentral-SouthFL
2016 Keecrisp Increasing Highfruitquality(Crunchy),NorthFlorida
Patrecia Increasing Largeearlyfruit,NorthFL.PossibleSpringhighreplacement
HOWTHEBREEDINGPROGRAMCANHELPOURFLPRODUCERS?1.Bydevelopingcul8varsthatcanhavehigheryield,bekerquality,andappropriated8mingofproduc8ontomaximizeproducerprofit.2.Bydevelopingcul8varsthatdecreasethecostofproduc8onand/orharves8ng,thusmaximizeproducerprofit.
AverageHistoricalCost%EstablishmentandMaintenance
SoilAmendment!!!
Sprayingcosthasincreasedtremendouslyduetonewpests.Example:SWD!!
Strategicgoal:Developcul7varswithlowersoilamendmentrequirements.Moststudiesshownthatsoilamendmentisneededforyield.Moststudieshavebeendonewithalreadyreleasedcul8varsSelec8onforthistraitwillbeexploredattheseedlingstagetoobservewhethervaria8onexistandthusstartselec8ngforit!Exploringwildspecies.BasedonGraiingresults!WorkingwithFacultyspecialistsinthisareafromUF.
Strategicgoal:Developcul7varswithlowersprayingrequirements;disease/pesttolerant/resistantStrategy1:Wewillselectanduseasparents,longlas8ngexperimentallines,>90%plotsurvivalaier8-9yearsinthefieldwithgoodyield.Strategy2:Areweabletoscreenforpests/diseases?Workingincollabora8onwithUFplantpathologistandentomologisttodevelopprotocolsforscreeningofeconomicallyimportantdiseases/pests.Goalwillbetocreateacul8varcatalogforthedifferentlevelsofresistanceobserved
Picking43%
Packing7%
PackingMaterials
11%
BrokerFee21%
UpkeepandMaintenance
18%
AverageHistoricalHarves/ngcost%perFlat
AverageHistoricalHarves7ngCost%perFlat
Machineharvest
• Producerscanmachineharvestandmarkettheproductfresh–decreasinglaborcostsandincreasingprofitmargins.
• Strategicallytheprogramwillcon8nuedevelopingcul8vars,withtheright:Firmness,Detachmentstrength,Stemlength,andBusharchitecture
idealformachineharvest!!
MachineHarvest
NEW:in2017seasonwemachineharvestedthreenewcul8vars
Gene7cs
TechnologyManagement
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Blueberryproduc7oninFlorida
• Floridaisanextremelychallengingenvironmentforblueberryproduc8on
humidity–heat–disease–soil–flooding-pests
• Establishmentofaplan8ngisahighcostenterprise.$33Kperacrespentbyyear2.
• Plan8ngsinFLlast7yearsonaverage!
• Profitabilityis8edtothelengthofproduc8on(Singermanetal.2017.EDISPublica8on)
Price($/LB)
AverageYield(Lb/A) $3.7 $4.9
6000Lb/A >15Years Year7
8000Lb/A Year11 Year5
Produc7onforFreshMarketduringFloridaharves7ngwindowMagnus(04-213)*–Earlyproduc8onoflargefruitforhandharvestinFLwindowforfreshfruitmarket.Notfirmenoughformachine.Expec8ngover8yearsofhighyield.EarlierthanStarandEmerald.RecommendedforCentral-NorthFlorida.Wayne(06-354)*–Earlyproduc8onandhighfruityield.Notfirmenoughformachineharvest.Expec8ngover8yearsofhighyield.Jewel-likebutfirmer!RecommendedforCentral-NorthFlorida.Op7mus(08-262)*–Earlyproduc8onoffirm,machineharvestfruit(seemachineharvestdata).Highfruitquality.Mediumsize.RecommendedforCentral-NorthFlorida.
*PlantPatentsPending.Licensesavailablein2018toFLnurseries.
Genotypes Date LbPackedFruit/Bush LbWaste Yield/Acre(1290bush) Yield/Acre(1742bush)Wayne April617 1.23 0.42 1,583 2,138Optimus April617 1.22 0.28 1,574 2,125Wayne April1717 0.96 0.49 1,232 1,664Optimus April1717 1.75 0.28 2,258 3,049Wayne April2817 0.79 0.20 1,016 1,372Optimus April2817 0.68 0.08 876 1,183
Wayne 3,831 5,174Optimus 4,708 6,358Packedtotalyieldà
TypeofLaborPlantsperAcre 1290 1742 1290 1742
Wayne $1,916 $2,587 $3,448 $4,656Optimus $2,354 $3,179 $4,237 $5,722
H2ALaborLocalLabor
Assump8onsCost:LocalLabor0.85$/Lb;H2ALabor1.35$/Lb;Machine0.35$/Lb
Scenario:1290PlantsperAcreGenotypes Date Price$/Lb $perAcre SavingsMHvsHH TotalSavings TotalIncomeperAcreWayne April617 5.3 $12,595.1 $0.50 $1,188.22 $13,783.4Optimus April617 5.3 $12,519.3 $0.50 $1,181.06 $13,700.3Wayne April1717 4 $7,395.5 $0.50 $924.44 $8,320.0Optimus April1717 4 $13,554.0 $0.50 $1,694.26 $15,248.3Wayne April2817 3.1 $4,726.3 $0.50 $762.30 $5,488.6Optimus April2817 3.1 $4,077.3 $0.50 $657.63 $4,734.9
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Op7musHandpicked
WayneHandpicked
Op7musMachineharvested
WayneMachineharvested
RedLine:Minimumthresholdmachineharvest
Undercurrenttechnology(machines)Op7musistheonlyrecommended2017varietyformachineharvest
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Op7musMachineHarvested
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Summarydata2011-2017Redline=2.0grecommendedminimumweightacceptability
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Summarydata2011-2017Redline=150g/mmrecommendedminimumfirmnessacceptability
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Summarydata2011-2017Redline=10%recommendedminimumBrixacceptability
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Summarydata2011-2017Redline=1%recommendedmaximumAcidityacceptability
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Summarydata2011-2017Redline=14recommendedminimumra8oBrix/Acidacceptability
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AnalysisbasedontheExtrapola7onof2harvestedrepresenta7veplantsduringthe2016season
AnalysisbasedontheExtrapola7onof2harvestedrepresenta7veplantsduringthe2016season.Priceperweekisasimportantasyield!
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Thankstoourcollaborators!!
StraughnFarmsWindsor/Waldo,FL
DoleBerryCoHainesCity,FL
PSREUCitra,FL
IslandGroveAgProd.Arcadia,FL
MillerBlueberryPlant.Interlachen,FL
SuwaneeCreekFarmsHomerville,GA
FrogmoreFreshDadeCity,FL
AllpatentedUFblueberryvarie3esarelicensedby:
FloridaFounda3onSeedProducers,Inc.(FFSP)
Anyonepropaga3ngplantsforpersonaluseorsaleisrequiredtobelicensedbyFFSP.
LicensesareavailabletoanynurseryinFlorida
bycontac3ngFFSPhCp://ffsp.net,(352)273-3656
Learnmoreatwww.blueberrybreeding.com