Quality of day-neutral strawberries grown in a high tunnel system

Gude, Kelly; Stanley, H. Faeth; Rivard, Cary L.; Cunningham, Brianna; Kang, Qing; Pliakoni, Eleni D.

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109726

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“…Strawberries grown in controlled systems are protected against damage caused by weather conditions (e.g., rain and hail), and other benefits include a better environmental control of optimal growing temperature and light intensity, which improves plant and fruit quality and thus has an increased yield [8]. However, this only enhances the cultivation by a few weeks.…”

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Effects of Temperature and Photoperiod on the Flower Potential in Everbearing Strawberry as Evaluated by Meristem Dissection

et al. 2021

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The growing interest in using everbearing (EB) strawberry cultivars to extend the cultivation period has faced some challenges. These include poor runner production due to its perpetual flowering nature; irregular flowering behavior and extended periods of high temperature have caused floral inhibition and reduced yield. As flowering is an interplay between temperature and photoperiod, it is important to investigate the effects of this interaction on the cultivation. Therefore, this study used meristem dissection as a tool to study the effect of temperature and photoperiod on meristem development. Tray plants of two EB strawberry cultivars ‘Florentina’ and ‘Favori’ were grown at 20 °C, 25 °C, and 30 °C under short day (SD) conditions, and subsequently at 20 °C under long day (LD) conditions. The meristem development was analysed every 6 weeks for a 15-week period in SD and for 14 weeks in LD conditions using meristem dissection. The plants showed similar flowering patterns to previously studied everbearing cultivars, which was qualitative LD plants at high temperatures and quantitative LD plants at lower temperatures. Our results show that meristem dissection can be used to determine the temperature and photoperiodic effect on meristem development, and for the occurrence of cropping peaks, and can therefore be used to decide the environmental input and to evaluate yield potential.

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Effects of Temperature and Photoperiod on the Flower Potential in Everbearing Strawberry as Evaluated by Meristem Dissection

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“…Percent post harvest disease incidence mainly gray mould were recorded in the laboratory by using the formula as mentioned by Kuyu and Tola [4]; and the data was statistically analyzed using SPSS software.The organoleptic characteristics of the strawberry fruits viz. firmness, colour, flavour and sweetness were tested at harvest by sensory evaluation carried out with the help of a sensory panel of judges using a 5 point hedonic scale and fruits with score above 3.0 was considered acceptable [5].…”

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Effect of Spacing and Mulch on Post Harvest Disease Incidence and Sensory Evaluation in Strawberry

Datta

Barua

Kotoky

et al. 2022

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Aims: To study the response of plant spacing and mulch material on post harvest disease incidence and sensory evaluation in Strawberry. Study Design: The investigation was laid in a factorial randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Farmer’s field in Dhankhuloi village of Jorhat district,Assam and Department of Horticulture,Assam Agricultural University,Jorhat,India, during November-April of two consecutive years 2019-20 and 2020-21. Methodology: We included twenty treatments which were the combination of five spacings viz. 20 cm x 30 cm, 30 cm x 30 cm, 30 cm x 40 cm, 40 cm x 40 cm and 40 cm x 60 cm with four mulch materials i.e. paddy straw,red mulch,silver black mulch and no mulch. Evaluation of percent post harvest disease incidence and organoleptic qualities was conducted. Results: Out of 20 treatments, the treatment combination of widest spacing 40 cm x 60 cm along with silver black mulch showed least percent postharvest disease incidence (18.90%) while maximum incidence (42.82%) was obtained in no mulch applied plots with 20 cm x 30 cm spacing. Sensory evaluation showed treatment combination of 40 cm x 40 cm spacing with silver black mulch exhibited better organoleptic qualities. Conclusion: Positive effects of wider spacing and silver black mulch material might have contributed to least post harvest disease incidence in strawberry. Fruits of strawberry mulched with silver black plastic and wider spacing owing to favourable microclimate may have contributed to a sweeter taste and, consequently, better consumer acceptance.

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“…DN cultivars initiate flowers at a constant 21 • C regardless of day length, and above 22/18 • C they respond as LD plants [8]. Photoperiod-intensive DN cultivars can produce fruit at temperatures between 4.4 and 29.4 • C [9,10]. A temperature of 10 • C promotes flowering in DN plants [6].…”

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Model Development of the Phenological Cycle from Flower to Fruit of Strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa)

Hernández-Martínez,

Salazar-Gutiérrez,

Chaves-Córdoba

et al. 2023

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Strawberries are a very important economic crop; thus, a lot of research has been conducted on several production areas. However, phenological performance is still lacking information, especially when it comes to modeling. Therefore, this study aims to develop a phenological model for flower–fruit development under hydroponic conditions to support growers’ decision-making. Two day-neutral cultivars, ‘Albion’ and ‘San Andreas’, were established in a drip hydroponic system in Auburn, Alabama for the 2022–2023 production season. Phenological data were collected daily on 30 flowers per cultivar for three periods (Oct 25–Dec 16, Dec 27–Feb 21, and Feb 28–Apr 16). Weather data were obtained from a weather station placed in the greenhouse. Growing degree days (GDD) accumulation was calculated for each stage and cycle using a base temperature (Tb) of 3 °C. The Gaussian model was adjusted for each stage and cycle using a non-linear procedure to obtain Gaussian curves. Simulations were made for the model assuming temperature would increase or decrease by 1 °C. Six stages were identified, and their cycle ranged from 43–56 days to be accomplished. ‘Albion’ needed more days to reach maturity, with 51, 56, and 47 days, and ‘San Andreas’ took 43, 54, and 46 days for cycles 1, 2, and 3 respectively. In addition, for cycles 1 and 2, not all the buds reached maturity, as expected. Stage 5 (fruit formation) needed more days than the rest of the stages to be completed. Because of the different starting dates for each cycle, the starting GDD was different as well. A sensitivity analysis simulation of the model showed that if temperature decreases by 1 °C, the GDD accumulated to complete the stages would be less (same dates), and it would be more if the temperature increased by 1 °C. The opposite happened with the days, if the temperature increased by 1 °C, the duration of the stage decreased, and it would increase if the temperature decreased by 1 °C, affecting stages 4, 5, and 6. Overall, ‘San Andreas’ performed better than ‘Albion’ under hydroponic conditions during three productive cycles.

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Quality of day-neutral strawberries grown in a high tunnel system

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Effects of Temperature and Photoperiod on the Flower Potential in Everbearing Strawberry as Evaluated by Meristem Dissection

Effects of Temperature and Photoperiod on the Flower Potential in Everbearing Strawberry as Evaluated by Meristem Dissection

Effect of Spacing and Mulch on Post Harvest Disease Incidence and Sensory Evaluation in Strawberry

Model Development of the Phenological Cycle from Flower to Fruit of Strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa)

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