BioOne.org will be down briefly for maintenance on 17 December 2024 between 18:00-22:00 Pacific Time US. We apologize for any inconvenience.
How to translate text using browser tools
11 August 2016 The performance of dayneutral strawberries differs between environments in Ontario
Toktam Taghavi, Adam Dale, Becky Hughes, John Zandstra
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

The strawberry production season can be extended in Ontario if plantings are protected from adverse weather conditions. At present, dayneutral cultivars developed in California are used for production, but are not well adapted to Ontario conditions. The objectives of this study were to determine suitable dayneutral cultivars for production throughout Ontario and to investigate how they react to high tunnel environments. Two sets of trials were run. The first set, planted in 2005 and harvested in 2005-2006, compared six dayneutral cultivars of strawberries in four environments. The second set, planted in 2010 and harvested in 2010-2011, compared five dayneutral cultivars grown in four environments. For the summer crops, high tunnels had higher yields in the cooler environment at New Liskeard and low yields in the warmer environment of Cedar Springs, when compared with outside plantings. In the spring, this trend was reversed. ‘Seascape’ and ‘Tribute’ performed consistently in all environments. ‘Albion’ and ‘Monterey’, although medium yielding with lower winter survival, had large fruit size and exceptional fruit quality. ‘Portola’, had large fruits and performed well, so could be of interest to farmers in Ontario. All the European cultivars tested had medium to small berries.

Copyright remains with the author(s) or their institution(s). Permission for reuse (free in most cases) can be obtained from RightsLink.
Toktam Taghavi, Adam Dale, Becky Hughes, and John Zandstra "The performance of dayneutral strawberries differs between environments in Ontario," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 96(4), 662-669, (11 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2015-0276
Received: 14 September 2015; Accepted: 1 March 2016; Published: 11 August 2016
JOURNAL ARTICLE
8 PAGES

This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
+ SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

KEYWORDS
abri-serre
Fragaria × ananassa
Fragaria × ananassa
high tunnel
prolongation de la saison
rusticité
season extension
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top