transferability of the SSR markers among Fragaria species (see also Davis et al., 2006 ). Recently, the availability of sequence data derived from gene discovery programs enabled mining for SSRs in F . × ananassa ( Bassil et al., 2006b ; Gil-Ariza et al
The cultivated octoploid garden strawberries, Fragaria × ananassa , are classified based on their flowering habit into those that flower and fruit mostly once in the Spring and those that continue to flower and fruit as long as temperatures are
The cultivated strawberry was originally derived from the accidental hybridization of two wild, octoploid species, Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria virginiana ( Darrow, 1966 ). The resulting octoploid hybrid, Fragaria × ananassa , is the basis
reconstruction of F . × ananassa using selected genotypes of F. chiloensis and Fragaria virginiana ( Hancock et al., 2010 ; Luby et al., 2008 ). Several wild and domesticated Chilean clones of F. chiloensis have been collected and characterized
June-bearing commercial strawberries ( Fragaria × ananassa ) are preferable to everbearing ones for Japanese consumers due to their high quality. The June-bearing strawberry is typically a short day and low temperature (SDLT) type plant, and its
Anthracnose crown rot and fruit rot caused by species of the fungal genus Colletotrichum produce significant losses in strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ) production with crown rot, resulting in plant death and fruit rot, which in turn results
Hummer in the Cascade Mountains, OR ( Hummer et al., 2012 ), and F. iturupensis Staudt on Atsunupuri Volcano, Iturup Island, Russian Federation ( Hummer et al., 2009 ). The principal strawberry of commerce is Fragaria × ananassa . This species is
folate, potassium, and fiber, fruit of the cultivated strawberry ( F . × ananassa ) are a good source of a variety of natural antioxidants ( Heinonen et al., 1998 ; Wang et al., 1996 ). Antioxidants in strawberry fruit include vitamin C and phenolic
During Summer 2007, after spring flowering had ceased, field-grown plants with developing runner plants of Fragaria × ananassa ‘Tribute’ [bred in Maryland and released 1981 ( Draper et al., 1981 )] and ‘Honeoye’ [bred in New York and released 1979
enzymes and nonenzyme antioxidants in fruit extracts from representatives of three species of strawberries ( Fragaria virginiana , F. chiloensis , and F. × ananassa ). Antioxidant enzymes and nonenzyme components. Different activities of