Dear Colleagues,

The RosCAP Team Guidance Committee would like to thank you for your efforts in organizing teams and preparing pre-proposals in such a short time frame. We received a total of 8 proposals (3 malus, 2 fragaria, 2 prunus, 1 Rosoideae) that span a wide range of crops, traits, and approaches. We do not view this as a competitive process and our goal is to include as many teams and as many aspirations as possible into the final RosCAP proposal. Our sincere hope is that all (or aspects of all) can be included. After an initial review, we will be contacting the team leaders for further discussions.

Best Regards,

RosCAP Team Guidance Committee

(Chris Dardick, Amy Iezzoni, Schuyler Korban, Eric van de Weg)

Chris Dardick USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station Kearneysville, WV 25430 (304) 725-3451 ext. 387 chris.dardick@ars.usda.gov