Time: 2024-09-26
celebrated breeding center, the University of California, Davis, has forge new International agreement with UK-establish Global Plant Genetics and Mexican group Fresa Fortaleza. The agreement involve license More than a twelve of UC Davis' universe-celebrated strawberry assortment to agriculturist in assorted state worldwide. This move guarantee that nursery and fruit agriculturist in Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East rich_person entree to all available assortment develop by the UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program. UC Davis play a crucial function in the development and enhancement of commercially trade fresh strawberry, with approximately 60% of all strawberry devour globally being assortment originate from the research institute.
One of the agreement see UK-establish Global Plant Genetics ( GPG ) add 15 bequest assortment of UC Davis strawberry plant to its exist portfolio in China, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. GPG, a UC Davis maestro licensee since 2018, already oversee a twelve of the group's more recently develop assortment in those market. On the other hand, Fresa Fortaleza, also know as F2, has become the new maestro licensee for UC Davis bequest assortment in Mexico. The company, establish in San Diego, has been a maestro licensee for the more recently develop UC Davis assortment in Mexico since 2020.
Earlier this year, UC Davis end all its license agreement with Spanish group Eurosemillas, which had been a maestro licensee for aged UC Davis strawberry assortment in state outside the US. This decision was not take lightly. Helene Dillard, the dean of UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, express satisfaction with the expand agreement with GPG and Fresa Fortaleza. The share committedness to keep excellent relationship with nursery and agriculturist and supply robust support for the UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program is highly appreciated.
The UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program purpose to meet the requirement of agriculturist by development strawberry with feature such as better output, spirit, disease resistance, and adaptability to assorted growth conditions. The university directly license strawberry assortment to nursery in Canada and the US, offer California strawberry agriculturist a competitive advantage with exclusive entree to new assortment for two old_age and reduce royalty rates. The plan, primarily fund by gross from license strawberry assortment, also play a function in training student and postdoctoral research_worker to become leadership in the field of strawberry breeding and cultivation.