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Production of strawberry (Fragaria  x  Ananassa  Duch.)  in the mother plantation in a sand substrate

Zoran Nikolić, Katerina Nikolić, Ana Selamovska, Ana Krstić

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/4.10.228-233

Int. J. Biosci. 4(10), 228-233. May, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

In the fruit growing of humid and humid continental climate, strawberry represents an important fruit species in the group of berry fruit cultures. Permanent efforts of science and practice for improvement in production of strawberries, with a special emphasis on improving the quality of its fruits, gave special attention to the production of rosettes. The aim of this study is to examine the possibility of producing fresh rosettes of strawberries in the mother plantation in a sand substrate. Planting material, suitable for planting in summer, is provided by direct rooting of rosettes in the sand substrate. Vegetative growth and the quality of rosettes were examined in six cultivars of the June-bearing garden strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.): ‘Honeoye’, ‘Chandler’, ‘Cortina’, ‘Marmolada’, ‘Idea’ and ‘Senga Sengana’. The highest number of runners and rosettes per plant was recorded by ‘Honeoye’. The lowest vigor and the lowest number of rosettes per plant were recorded by ‘Senga Sengana’. The highest quality of primary and secondary rosettes was recorded by ‘Senga Sengana’. The 3rd node rosettes are not used for summer planting of fresh strawberries due to low quality. This way of production, by direct rooting in the mother plantation in a sand substrate, allows obtaining seedlings with developed root system, prepared for planting during the summer months. Therewith, it is more economical and less expensive way of production in comparison with others.