First strawberry map to lead to better flavour?

I can envision that Nano-Tech would be employed to improve the yield of crops & fruits.Based on my observation of DNA alterations on Soya beans & the after effects on consumer's especially in Asia, I am against the DNA alterations on fruits, beans..

First strawberry map to lead to better flavour?
09/12/2004 - Breakthrough science for the popular fruit ingredient, the strawberry, as UK scientists construct the world’s first molecular map for the wild strawberry, opening up opportunities to create market leading varieties with improved flavours.

The wild strawberry (Fragaria) map built by researchers at East Malling Research (EMR) and the University of Reading in the UK should lead to greater efficiencies in strawberry breeding.

“It will provide a foundation for the development of a map for the genetically complex commercial strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa), ultimately achieved through the integration of molecular techniques like marker assisted selection,” report the scientists.

Strawberries are commonly used by food makers in a range of products, as a flavour for milk based yoghurts and drinks to the manufacture of confectionery items and pie and pastry fillings.

And good flavour in strawberry fruit is an attribute, gaining increasing importance in the production of strawberries. It is possible that the flavour of modern strawberry varieties has been sacrificed to an extent as a result of intensive production, and the tendency towards optimising yields, fruit shape and colour, and breeding resistance to pests and diseases.

So far 67 DNA markers and 23 genes controlling characteristics of potential commercial importance have been located on the wild strawberry map, that could provide a framework for the design of improved flavour profiles.

“The two species also differ widely in traits potentially important for strawberry breeding, for example, fruit size, runnering, everbearing, plant architecture and aromatic composition (flavour),” say the scientists. Read More....
First strawberry map to lead to better flavour?