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Effects of Simulated Acidic Fog on Strawberry Productivity

Year: 1988

Type: article

Abstract: Field plots of strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa Duch cv. Chandler) were exposed to two 1-hr nighttime simulated fog episodes per week at specific acidities from pH 1.6 to 3.2, or no fog. Small, distinct, irregularly shaped, rust-colored lesions developed on foliage and fruit after a single 1-hr exposure to acidic fog at low pH. Fog episodes at pH 1.6 resulted in death of the plants after 8 weeks. Strawberries tolerated short-term exposure to acidic fog at pH 2.0 or higher, with little or no negative effect on growth, yield, or fruit soluble solids. However, calyx injury from acidic fog reduced marketability at pH levels up to 2.8. ‘Douglas’, ‘Chandler’, ‘Selva’, ‘Parker’, and ‘Soque!’ differed in magnitude of response to acidic fog in greenhouse exposures.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.23.1.128

Authors: Robert C. Musselman, Jerry L. Sterrett, Victor Voth

Institutions: University of California, Riverside, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, University of California, Irvine

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: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000