RT Journal Article
T1 From data to decisions: a paradigm shift in fruit agriculture through the integration of multi- omics, modern phenotyping, and cutting-edge bioinformatic tools
A1 Pacheco-Ruiz, Patricia
A1 Osorio-Algar, Sonia
A1 Vallarino Castro, José G.
K1 Frutas - Mejora genética
K1 Biotecnología agraria
AB Fruit agriculture is undergoing a profound transformation driven by multi-omics,high-throughput phenotyping, and machine learning–driven bioinformatics.However, we demonstrate that this technological revolution has paradoxicallycreated a ‘valley of death’ where most of genomic discoveries fail to reachfarmers’ fields. While we can now identify beneficial alleles in days and editgenomes in weeks, it still takes 10 years and 14,5 million euros to deliver a singleimproved cultivar to European markets - the same timeline as 30 years ago. Thisreview exposes how data abundance has shifted, not eliminated, thefundamental bottlenecks in fruit crop improvement. We critically assess howthese tools reshape genetic and metabolic diversity, emphasizing both theirtransformative promises and structural limitations. We highlight three persistentgaps: the challenge of integrating heterogeneous multi-omics datasets, thephenotyping bottleneck for complex traits, and the tension betweeninnovation and biodiversity conservation. By framing fruit breeding as a “data-to-decisions” challenge, we outline the systemic changes needed for sustainable,resilient, and high-quality fruit production
PB Frontiers
YR 2025
FD 2025-12-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45912
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45912
LA eng
NO Pacheco-Ruiz P, Osorio S and Vallarino JG (2025) From data to decisions: a paradigm shift in fruit agriculture through the integration of multiomics, modern phenotyping, and cutting-edge bioinformatic tools. Front. Plant Sci. 16:1707289. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1707289
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 mar 2026