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Factors Affecting Fruit Quality in Strawberries Grown in a Subtropical Environment

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Variations of strawberry fruit quality due to year, harvest date, cultivar, and nutrition were studied in Tucumán, Argentina. ‘Camarosa’, ‘Camino Real’, ‘Candonga’, and ‘Ventana’ were fertilized with “C” (control; 120 kg N/ha, 70 kg P2O5/ha, 220 kg K2O/ha, 40 kg CaO/ha, and 20 kg MgO/ha) and “1.5C” in 2006, “C”, “1.33C”, and “1.66C” in 2007, and “C”, “1.5C”, and “2C” in 2008, without affecting fruit quality. Fruit weight decreased with temperature and crop load. Firmness decreased with rainfall and temperature. Redness increased with temperature and decreased with rainfall. Soluble solids content decreased with crop load. Titratable acidity increased with temperature.

Source: International Journal of Fruit Science

DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2015.1017427

Authors: Juan J. Agüero, Sergio M. Salazar, Daniel S. Kirschbaum, Elena F. Jerez

Institution: National Agricultural Technology Institute

Language: English

Topic: Berry genetics and cultivation research

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva