BackgroundTe Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis L. Duch.)is a berry fruit of great agricultural and commercialpotential due to its excellent organoleptic properties, itsexquisite aroma and favour, and the exotic white/pinkcolour of its fruits [1]. Tis species is one of the progenitors of the cultivated strawberry (Fragaria x ananassaDuch.) and grows naturally in Chile, Hawaii, and thewest coast of the United States [2]. Tis wild material has