Yield components of day-neutral and short-day strawberry varieties on raised beds in British Columbia

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Baumann, T. E.
  • Eaton, G. W.
  • Spaner, Dean

• Eight day-neutral and seven short-day strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa, Duch.) varieties were evaluated on raised beds during 1990 and 1991 in the Fraser River valley, B.C. Among day-neutral varieties in 1990, total variation in marketable yield originated in fruit count (26%), total yield (18%), average leaf size (22%), and runner count (19%) per plant. In 1991, total variation in marketable yield originated in fruit count (38%), runner count (23%), crown count (13%), and total yield (16%) per plant. Selva' was one of the most productive day-neutral varieties and had the heaviest fruit and the fewest culls during both years of the study. The short-day varieties had uniformly low yields of marketable fruit during the establishment year, 1990. Variation in marketable yield in 1991 originated in runner count (34%), total yield (18%), and fruit count (16%) per plant. Of the short-day varieties in 1991,Shuswap' had the highest marketable yield and, along with Pajaro' andSequoia', had the fewest culls. Shuswap' was a prolific producer of runners, whileSumas' and `Redcrest' yielded well without prolific runner production.

• Date created

  1993-01-01

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Two-dimensional partitioning
  • Fragaria ×annassa
  • Hill-row
  • Plastic mulch
  • Raised beds

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-yz1a-rz25

• License

  © 1993 T. E. Baumann et al. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.