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UC Davis Enters New International Strawberry Licensing Agreements

Bill Kisliuk — September 23, 2024 - 8:07am

The University of California, Davis, has reached new agreements to license more than a dozen of its world-renowned strawberry varieties to growers in countries across the world.

The agreements ensure that nurseries and fruit growers in Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East have access to all available varieties developed by the UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program.

Strawberry plant varieties developed at UC Davis produce about 60% of all strawberries consumed around the world.

UC Davis Ends Strawberry Licensing Agreements With Eurosemillas

Bill Kisliuk — May 21, 2024 - 9:00am

The University of California, Davis, a leader in the development of world-class strawberry varieties for the California and global markets, is terminating all strawberry licensing agreements with Eurosemillas S.A., which has been a master licensee for older UC Davis strawberry varieties in countries outside of the United States.

UC Davis Releases 5 Strawberry Varieties Resistant to Deadly Fungal Disease

Amy M Quinton — April 18, 2023 - 8:00am

UC Davis releases five new strawberry varieties resistant to Fusarium wilt, one of the most common reasons for crop loss and death.

Bringing Out the Best in Wild Birds on Farms

Katherine E Kerlin — February 23, 2022 - 11:38am

A supportive environment can bring out the best in an individual 鈥� even for a bird.

After an E.coli outbreak in 2006 devastated the spinach industry, farmers were pressured to remove natural habitat to keep wildlife 鈥� and the foodborne pathogens they can sometimes carry 鈥� from visiting crops. A study published today from the University of California, Davis, shows that farms with surrounding natural habitat experience the most benefits from birds, including less crop damage and lower food-safety risks.

UC Davis Releases 2 New Strawberry Varieties

Amy M Quinton — February 11, 2021 - 8:40am

Red, ripe strawberries are the hallmark of spring in California. Two new varieties from the Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, will provide consumers with big, flavorful strawberries throughout fall and winter, too.

鈥淭hese cultivars were developed to provide high-quality fruit from late summer through the holidays,鈥� said Professor Steve Knapp, director of the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program.

UC Davis Releases 5 New Strawberry Varieties

Amy M Quinton — July 09, 2019 - 10:00am

The UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program has released five new strawberry varieties that will help farmers manage diseases, control costs and increase yields.

Breeding a Better Strawberry

Amy M Quinton — February 25, 2019 - 4:47pm

A team of scientists led by UC Davis and Michigan State University have sequenced and analyzed the genome of the cultivated strawberry, which will help breeders more precisely select desired traits.

$4.5 Million Grant Funds New Disease-Resistant Strawberries

Andy Fell — August 25, 2017 - 3:46pm

The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and Florida have received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the disease resistance and sustainable production of strawberries throughout the nation.

Jury Sides With UC Davis in Strawberry Breeding Trial

Patricia Bailey — May 23, 2017 - 9:53am

SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� A federal jury has ruled in favor of the University of California in its lawsuit with two former UC Davis strawberry breeders and the private breeding company they created with UC-owned plants. A separate jury is expected to decide issues related to damages at a later time.