Inter-Specific Back-Crosses and Intra-Specific Crosses to Generate Strawberry Genetic Material with Increased Fruit Sensory and Nutritional Quality

During the last few years, the nutritional value of fruit has been widely studied and requested by the consumers, especially for the general health benefits it can provide. In this study, offsprings from inter- and intra-specific strawberry cross combinations were studied with the aim to evaluate and identify new genotypes that can show the best compromise between sensorial and nutritional quality. Seventy-eight strawberry offsprings selection, originating from eight Fragaria spp. inter- and intra-specific crosses, were screened to study the role of the genetic origin of the parents in segregating new genotypes with an improved sensorial and nutritional quality of the fruit.