Sustainability of strawberry nurseries and fruit production in relation to fumigation practices in Europe

Tommaso, N. de; Aranda, José Manuel López; Greco, Nancy M.; Saporiti, M.; Maccarini, C.; Myrta, A.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2021.1309.100

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“…Strawberry is a widely cultivated cash crop worldwide [1,2] due to its high economic benefits and rich nutritional value [3,4]. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [5], strawberries were grown on 383,600 hectares worldwide, with a total production of 889,400 tons in 2020.…”

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Evaluation of the Wind Field and Deposition Effect of a Novel Air-Assisted Strawberry Sprayer

Feng

Han

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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Strawberry is a widely cultivated cash crop in China. In order to control pests and diseases on strawberries, there must be sufficient deposits on the abaxial surfaces of the leaves. Air-assisted technology can effectively increase the deposition on the abaxial surfaces of the leaves; however, most air-assisted equipment is not suitable for application due to the pattern of strawberry planting. Therefore, a novel air-assisted strawberry sprayer was developed, the static and dynamic wind fields were measured using a 3D anemometer, and the effectiveness of the application at different spray angles and wind speeds was evaluated. In addition, a comparison of the deposition effect in the strawberry canopy between the air-assisted strawberry sprayer, knapsack sprayer, and spray gun was conducted. The results showed that in the static wind field test, a difference between the center and edge wind fields was obtained, which was correlated with the distance and the outlet wind speed. In the dynamic wind field test, the wind field was found to be rolling backward during the movement, and an inward vortex was obtained. In the field, the data showed that a spray angle of 30° and a wind speed of 16 m·s−1 had the best deposition on the abaxial surface, with a coverage of 36.5% and 38.3% in the upper canopy and 6.2% and 7.9% in the lower canopy, respectively. Moreover, the air-assisted strawberry sprayer was found to have a higher deposition efficiency on abaxial surfaces than the knapsack sprayer and spray gun at a lower spray volume, the values of which in the upper and lower canopies were 42.8% and 29.7%, respectively. In conclusion, the air-assisted strawberry sprayer has the potential for the crop protection of greenhouse strawberries, and more evaluations are needed to improve the sprayer in the future.

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Evaluation of the Wind Field and Deposition Effect of a Novel Air-Assisted Strawberry Sprayer

Feng

Han

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Agriculture

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“…Global production of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) is about 9 million tonnes each year [1][2][3]. The crop is important in China and the United States and throughout much of Europe.…”

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Effect of Global Warming on the Yields of Strawberry in Queensland: A Mini-Review

Menzel¹

2023

Horticulturae

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Light, temperature and rainfall affect the growth and yield of strawberry plants (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.). The objective of this review was to determine the impact of global warming on the yields of strawberry in a temperate (summer crop) and subtropical environment (winter crop) in southern Queensland, Australia. Information was collected on the changes in temperature over five decades in two locations in this area. The relationship between relative yield and temperature from published data was used to determine the impact of global warming on productivity in the two locations. Finally, the impact of elevated concentrations of CO2 and temperature on yield was examined from studies in the literature. The average daily mean temperature has increased by 2 °C over the season on the Sunshine Coast (winter crop) since 1967 (p < 0.001, R2 = 0.69). The impact of global warming has been less severe on the Granite Belt (summer crop), with a 1 °C increase in temperature (p < 0.001, R2 = 0.37). Information was collected from the literature on the yield in individual temperature regimes in an experiment and these data were compared with the maximum yield in the same experiment (relative yield). There was a negative linear relationship between relative yield and temperature in most of the published literature. The mean (± s.d. or standard deviation) estimate of the slope from the regression was −0.14 (± 0.14), the median was −0.11 and the range was from −0.51 to 0.11 (n = 14 studies). Increases in temperature were associated with a decrease in yield of 14% to 28% in the two areas in Queensland. The results of other research indicated that elevated concentrations of CO2 do not benefit productivity when combined with elevated temperatures. Further decreases in yield are expected in the next few decades in the absence of heat-tolerant cultivars or other mitigating strategies.

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Basamid effectivity against strawberry soil-borne pests in Europe

Santori¹,

Zinser²,

Yokota³

et al. 2021

Acta Hortic.

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Sustainability of strawberry nurseries and fruit production in relation to fumigation practices in Europe

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Evaluation of the Wind Field and Deposition Effect of a Novel Air-Assisted Strawberry Sprayer

Evaluation of the Wind Field and Deposition Effect of a Novel Air-Assisted Strawberry Sprayer

Effect of Global Warming on the Yields of Strawberry in Queensland: A Mini-Review

Basamid effectivity against strawberry soil-borne pests in Europe

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