Performance of Strawberry Varieties under Greenhouse Following Three Cropping Practices
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Agriculture International - Year 2017, Vol 19, Issue 3
Abstract
Strawberry is a crop of high added value, which was extended to new producing zones such as the State of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Therefore, the need to test the adaptability of varieties to soil and climatic conditions arises. The study objective was to evaluate agromorphological traits, fruit yield and quality of strawberry to be cultivated under greenhouse conditions following three different cropping practices. Experiment design was a split-plot in four replications with three cropping practices as main plots and three strawberry varieties as subplots. Water application was made following a drip irrigation system. It came out that cropping practices did not influence strawberry fruit yield and quality. However, lower growth performance of strawberry was recorded on Ceramic Block compared to that of Vase and Slab cropping practices. Regardless of the cropping practice, San Andreas and Albion varieties were more productive with better quality fruit and adapted to local environment conditions than Oso Grande variety.
Authors and Affiliations
Hamilton Abraham Weimar Castro, Tonny José Araújo da Silva, Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, William Fenner, Thiago Franco Duarte
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