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Webinar - The GDV: A Resource for Vaccinium Genetics, Genomics and Breeding Research

by VacCAP

In this webinar, we will provide an overview of how GDV can be used to enable basic, translational, and applied research in blueberry and cranberry. View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/3150865f425c/webinar-an-introduction-to-the-breeding-inf…) ** The Genome Database for Vaccinium (GDV): A Resource for Vaccinium Genetics, Genomics and Breeding Research (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ------------------------------------------------------------ August 19, 2021 | 10:00 am PDT (1 pm EDT) | Zoom ** Please to forward this email and attached flyer (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) with the registration link to anyone you think might be interested in attending. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Genome Database for Vaccinium (GDV, www.vaccinium.org) is a community resource that integrates publicly available genetics, genomics, and breeding data for Vaccinium crops in a single online resource. In this introductory online seminar, we will provide an overview of GDV functionality and highlight how the data and tools can be used to enable basic, translational, and applied research in blueberry and cranberry. This will be the first in a series of webinars aimed at providing in-depth training on the use of GDV for the Vaccinium research community. Future webinars will provide more focused training on key aspects of the database. We will solicit feedback from the community on the effectiveness of the training and functionality of the database. Presenters: Dr. Jodi Humann, Dr. Sook Jung and Dr. Dorrie Main (Washington State University) Agenda * 10.00 – 10.10: Overview of GDV (Dorrie Main) * 10.10 – 10.24: Genetic Data and Tools in GDV (Jodi Humann) * 10.24 – 10.38: Genomic Data and Tools in GDV (Jodi Humann) * 10.38 – 10.50: Breeding Data and Tools in GDV (Sook Jung) * 10.50 – 11:00: Questions Event Flyer (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) Register Here (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ============================================================ ** Twitter (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** Website (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) Copyright © 2021 The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) 1575 Linden Dr Madison, WI 53706-1514 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/profile?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&id=8…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) . Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

1 year, 4 months

Welcome to the VacCAP Newsletter Issue 2

by Massimo Iorizzo

Welcome to the latest issue of the Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) Newsletter. Newsletter | Issue 2 | May 2021 Welcome to the latest issue of the Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) Newsletter. VacCAP is a nationwide project aimed at developing new genetic tools to enhance breeding for improved fruit quality of cranberries and blueberries. Long term, the scientific resources developed will increase production of fruit with improved characteristics that meet ever-changing industry, market, and consumer preferences. There is also a PDF version available with additional information. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) and YouTube (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) to stay updated on all the latest VacCAP news. Download PDF (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** Fresh Features ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Buying Better Berries: What Does Fruit Quality Mean to Consumers? ------------------------------------------------------------ While VacCAP team members are working to improve cranberries and blueberries, one question is prominent: will consumers actually buy them? That’s what Dr. Karina Gallardo, Co-PD and Professor at Washington State University, and Dr. Elizabeth Canales, Co-PI and Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University, are trying to find out. Canales and Gallardo’s roles in VacCAP are to analyze the socio-economic aspects of improving fruit quality of blueberries and cranberries. They will contribute to the VacCAP project goals by examining consumers’ perceptions of different fruit attributes, and their willingness to pay for those attributes. “Our goal is to investigate consumer preferences as they relate to fruit quality, and the economic impact of their choices for the blueberry and cranberry industries” Canales said. “Once we know what the consumer wants, we can pass that information to the scientists to improve those fruit attributes.” Read more here. (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** Fruit Quality: An Industry Perspective ------------------------------------------------------------ When you hear the term “fruit quality”, what comes to mind? Quality is often a subjective term. Fruit quality may mean something different to everyone—especially a breeder, a grower, industry member, or a consumer. We spoke to Rod Serres, Senior Manager of Agricultural Sciences at Ocean Spray, and Brian Bocock, Vice President of Product Management at Naturipe Farms, about the industry perspective on cranberry and blueberry fruit quality, respectively. Read more here. (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** Piecing Together the Cranberry Genome Puzzle ------------------------------------------------------------ Over the last decade, Dr. Juan Zalapa has been working on a puzzle—a 500-million-piece one. Zalapa and others in his team—such as Luis Diaz-Garcia—is working to assemble the ‘Stevens’ cranberry genome in order to identify which genes control what traits in cranberry cultivars. “Cranberries have 12 chromosomes. So, one of the things that we need to do for sequencing is to decipher the genetic code (bases) of those 12 chromosomes,” Zalapa said “When you do any kind of genetic sequencing, you can't get a single piece sequence for a whole chromosome. There are 500 million bases of chromosome sequence—divided into 12 chromosomes roughly, it could be 50 million bases per chromosome. And assembling this is like putting together a puzzle.” Learn more here. (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** VacCAP for All ------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to VacCAP for All. Here you can find a collection of VacCAP research summarized into accessible, everyday language. Check out our first article (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) in the series A Low Malic Acid Trait in Cranberry Fruit: Genetics, Molecular Mapping, and Interaction With a Citric Acid Locus. ** Coordinated Effort to Improve Blueberry Genetics ------------------------------------------------------------ Be sure to tune into the January 21, 2021 episode of “The Business of Blueberries’’ podcast to hear VacCAP team members discuss the project and research. You can listen on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council website (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) or on major platforms Apple Podcasts (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) , Spotify (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) , and Stitcher (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) . Listen here. (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ============================================================ ** Twitter (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** Website (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** YouTube (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) Editors: Josie Russo, Amaya Atucha, Lisa Wasko DeVetter, and Massimo Iorizzo VacCAP Contact vaccapsocial(a)gmail.com Josie Russo Communication Specialist jrusso2(a)wisc.edu Amaya Atucha Co-PD atucha(a)wisc.edu Lisa Wasko DeVetter Co-PI lisa.devetter(a)wsu.edu Massimo Iorizzo Project Director miorizz(a)ncsu.edu ** view this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/0359b38ba7d3/welcome-to-the-vaccap-newsletter-issue-5238…) Copyright © 2021 The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) 1575 Linden Dr Madison, WI 53706-1514 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/profile?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&id=8…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) . Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

1 year, 7 months

Webinar: An Introduction to the Breeding Information Management System (BIMS) and the Field Book App

by VacCAP

This one and a half hour webinar will cover a basic introduction on BIMS and the Field Book App and how to use certain features. View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/195f11784294/webinar-an-introduction-to-the-breeding-inf…) ** An Introduction to the Breeding Information Management System (BIMS) and the Field Book App (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ------------------------------------------------------------ August 26, 2020 | 10:00 am PDT (1 pm EDT) | Zoom ** This one and a half hour webinar will cover a basic introduction on BIMS and the Field Book App and how to use certain features. ------------------------------------------------------------ BIMS is a secure and comprehensive online breeding data management system available at GDV that allows individual breeders to store, manage, archive and analyze their private breeding program data. Field Book is an android App for data collection which allows breeders to replace hard-copy field books, thus alleviating the possibility of transcription errors while providing faster access to the collected data. Sook Jung and Taein Lee will go over how to: * create a private breeding program within BIMS * control access levels to the personnel in their program * load data in templates and/or in Field Book App output * filter to build a specific dataset to view stats and download * compare trait values of multiple datasets * edit the data * archive data * create input files for the Field Book App. After a short break halfway through the webinar Ksenija Gasic will present an overview of how to use Field Book. Register Here (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ============================================================ ** Twitter (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) ** Website (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) Copyright © 2020 The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) 1575 Linden Dr Madison, WI 53706-1514 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/profile?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&id=8…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=a79e751fc6d16684830605db3&…) . Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

2 years, 3 months

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