ISHS Acta Horticulturae 439: III International Strawberry Symposium
COMPARISON OF YIELD AND QUALITY OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS USING FRIGO PLANTS AND FRESH RUNNERS ROOTED IN POTS (1993–94 GROWING SEASON) |
| Authors: | N. Türemis, N. Kaska, S. Kafkas, N. Çömlekçioglu |
| Keywords: | Fragaria x ananassa, cultivar evaluation, production, fruit quality |
| Abstract:
In order to investigate the performance and use of frigo plants and fresh runners rooted in pots of 10 strawberry cultivars (Aliso, Chandler, Dana, Dorit, Elsanta, Lester, Redchief, Tufts, Vista, Brio) under a walk-in plastic tunnel, a field trial was carried out during the 1993 and 1994 growing season. In this study, growth performance, first flowering and harvest dates, soluble solid content and monthly and total berry yield per plant were determined. Frigo plants and fresh runners rooted in pots (FRRP) were provided from the nursery of the Department of Horticulture. Frigo plants yielded more (502.8 g/plant) than the FRRP plants (361.1 g/plant) but the FRRP plants established better. The highest yield was obtained from ‘Dorit’ frigo (719.6 g/plant) followed by ‘Dana’ frigo (681.65 g/plant). The cultivars, Aliso, Tufts, Vista, Dana and Dorit appeared to grow better than the others. Soluble solid contents of the berries ranged from 6 to 8 percent during the early harvests, reaching 9 to 12% as the temperature rose during May and June. | |
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