Strawberry Growth and Development in the Mild Winter European Regions

Palha, Maria da Graça

doi:10.1300/j492v05n01_08

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“…The tunnels were covered on September 30th with transparent thermal polyethylene of 200 m thickness. The use of high tunnel during autumn is mainly to protect strawberry from rain and fungal diseases and to enhance fruit appearance [12]. After end of fruit harvesting (December 20th) tunnels were removed from the experiment.…”

Section: Experimental Field Trialmentioning

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Biodegradable mulch films performance for autumn-winter strawberry production

Andrade¹,

Palha

Duarte³

2014

JBR

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An enormous amount of plastic waste resulting from the agricultural activities is produced every year. Part of this plastic remains in the fields, while the other part is sent to recycling or landfill. The use of biodegradable (BD) mulch films can play a key role towards a sustainable development in agricultural sector because they can be plugged in the soil, after its use, together with the crop residues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of white-on-black biodegradable mulch films in contrast to the conventional polyethylene (PE) mulch film in autumn-winter cycle strawberry production, monitoring the variation on soil warming, lifetime of the films in the field as well as the effects on fruit yield. Soil temperatures showed differences among treatments during summer period under open field conditions and autumn-winter season under tunnel. Although the degradation rate of BD mulch films varied along the crop cycle, they provided adequate bed cover and weed suppression until crop end. Plants had similar monthly crop yield distribution, and percentage of commercial and uncommercial fruits between mulch treatments. From the overall results obtained, biodegradable mulch films may be a promising alternative to PE mulching but there should be economic incentives for growers to implement this sustainable practical as its price at present are not yet competitive.

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Section: Experimental Field Trialmentioning

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“…Plants are grown in intense annual production systems in raised beds covered with polyethylene film, drip irrigation underneath and high planting density [12]. In Portugal the consumption of PE mulches in strawberry production, is estimated in 138 t per year [13].…”

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Biodegradable mulch films performance for autumn-winter strawberry production

Andrade¹,

Palha

Duarte³

2014

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“…Two main categories of wild and cultivated strawberry exist: (1) short-day seasonal flowering genotypes which initiate flower buds either under short-day conditions (day length less than 14 h) or at a temperature less than 15 • C and produce only one flush of flowering and fruiting in the spring; and (2) long-day recurrent flowering or everbearing genotypes which, in addition to a spring flush, produce more or less continuous flowering and fruiting throughout the growing season. Although temperature modifies the photoperiodic responses of these plants, they are less sensitive to high temperatures than short-day plants [9,10].…”

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Physiological, Biochemical, and Biometrical Response of Cultivated Strawberry and Wild Strawberry in Greenhouse Gutter Cultivation in the Autumn-Winter Season in Poland—Preliminary Study

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Strawberry and wild strawberry are among the most popular horticultural crops. Due to the development of soilless cultivation systems, the whole-year production of these economically important fruit crops is achievable even in countries with temperate climate. However, the responses of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) and wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.) to microclimate conditions in greenhouse gutter cultivation in the autumn–winter season in Poland have not been yet determined. The aim of this study was to analyze the physiological, biochemical, and biometrical responses of two cultivars of strawberry ‘Ostara’ and ‘San Andreas’ and two cultivars of wild strawberry ‘Baron von Solemacher’ and ‘Regina’ grown for 20 weeks, starting from September 17th, in controlled greenhouse conditions on coconut mats in gutters in the autumn–winter season and irradiated with sodium lamps. Strawberry ‘San Andreas’ produced 30% larger leaves and almost three-fold higher fresh and dry weight of biomass than ‘Ostara’. The strawberry plants ‘San Andreas’ had a higher content (20%) of chlorophyll a and 30% of chlorophyll b than ‘Ostara’ plants. Generally, ‘San Andreas’ displayed an overall higher concentration of intercellular CO2 (about 14%) than ‘Ostara’ plants providing higher gas exchange processes. Photosynthetic rate amounted to 13.0 μmol·m−2·s−1 for ‘San Andreas’ that was almost two-fold higher than for ‘Ostara’. ‘San Andreas’ flower and fruit productions were uniform and the six-fold higher individual fruit yield proved the excellent attributes of this cultivar to the greenhouse cultivation. Even though the productivity of the two studied wild strawberry cultivars was similar, ‘Regina’ showed higher values of some parameters than ‘Baron von Solemacher’ (40% larger leaves, 25% higher photosynthetic rate, 10% higher concentration of intercellular CO2). A high nutritional value of fruits is maintained compared to traditional open-air cultivation.

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“…The summer maximum temperatures in the northern New Zealand nursery areas are lower than in the nursery areas for winter production systems in other parts of the world. Thus there is slow and late development of an economic quantity of suitably sized and mature runners (Palha 2005), and so establishment times in the fruiting bed are later than elsewhere. The Auckland region has a wetter winter than other winter production areas, resulting in poor quality early fruit.…”

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Nursery location, planting date, chilling exposure, and bed mulch treatment effects on yield performance of ‘Camarosa’ strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa) in Auckland, New Zealand

Bussell¹,

Ennis

Triggs

2007

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

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of growth during the fruiting season were related to patterns of fruit production and total yields. No preharvest crown measurements were found to relate to whole season yield. Yield was lower in plants from the warm low altitude Katikati nursery than from the cool high altitude Ohakune nursery. Yield totals in each season and yield differences between nurseries in each season could be related to both the amount of nursery chilling and the amount and timing of fruiting bed chilling.Keywords short day cultivar; chilling; mulch; yield; crown growth Abstract The effects on crown growth and fruit production in the Californian-bred short day strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) cultivar 'Camarosa', grown in the Auckland region of northern New Zealand, of elements of the Californian winter production system were studied in replicated trials in the 1999-2000, 2000-01, and 2002-03 seasons. The elements were soil-warming mulch, planting date, and chilling in the nursery. Plants on clear polythene mulch had larger crowns at the end of winter but not at the end of the season, a slightly higher early yield and 1-8% higher total yield than plants on black mulch in the 1999-2000 season. These differences were smaller than those found in California, probably as a result of lower maximum temperatures and moister soils in winter in the Auckland region. Yield and crown growth differences between planting dates varied inconsistently in each season, a situation attributed to the later onset of chilling temperatures in nurseries in the Auckland region. Yield of fruit per week differed as each of the three seasons progressed and large peaks in yield were related to periods of high minimum temperatures. Crown growth was rapid in winter and early spring and rates and amounts H06084; Online

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Strawberry Growth and Development in the Mild Winter European Regions

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Biodegradable mulch films performance for autumn-winter strawberry production

Biodegradable mulch films performance for autumn-winter strawberry production

Physiological, Biochemical, and Biometrical Response of Cultivated Strawberry and Wild Strawberry in Greenhouse Gutter Cultivation in the Autumn-Winter Season in Poland—Preliminary Study

Nursery location, planting date, chilling exposure, and bed mulch treatment effects on yield performance of ‘Camarosa’ strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa) in Auckland, New Zealand

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