Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars
Small-scale strawberry production in southeastern states requires cultivars adaptive to local climates and with season extension potentials. This study investigated plant growth, yield, gas exchange, and fruit quality of ten strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivars affected by fertilizer typ...
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| description | Small-scale strawberry production in southeastern states requires cultivars adaptive to local climates and with season extension potentials. This study investigated plant growth, yield, gas exchange, and fruit quality of ten strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivars affected by fertilizer type and irrigation frequency in a containerized production system in 2018. Bare root liners of seven June-bearing and three day-neutral cultivars were grown in 2-gallon containers, fertilized with a conventional fertilizer or an organic fertilizer at comparable rates, and irrigated once or twice daily with the same total irrigation volume. Strawberry cultivars varied in vegetative growth (including plant growth index (PGI), leaf SPAD, number of crowns, visual score, and root dry weight) and fruiting characteristics (including first harvest date, yield, number of fruit, berry size, fruit soluble solids content, and firmness). Day-neutral cultivars 'Evie 2' and ‘Seascape’ produced the highest total yields and late-season yield in June. The conventional fertilizer resulted in higher PGI, leaf SPAD, plant visual score, fruit yield in May, daily water use, and net photosynthetic rate than the organic fertilizer. Two irrigations per day increased substrate moisture compared with one irrigation per day, and increased shoot dry weight with the conventional fertilizer application. Irrigation frequency did not affect PGI, leaf SPAD, gas exchange, fruit yield, or quality in tested strawberry cultivars. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a6414b6c94f84e6cb571cf934eab7dfb2025-08-20T02:12:19ZengMaximum Academic PressTechnology in Horticulture2833-43372023-01-01311810.48130/TIH-2023-0003TIH-2023-0003Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivarsGeoffrey T. Lalk0Guihong Bi1Eric T. Stafne2Tongyin Li3Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, U.S.Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, U.S.Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, MS 39470, U.S.Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, U.S.Small-scale strawberry production in southeastern states requires cultivars adaptive to local climates and with season extension potentials. This study investigated plant growth, yield, gas exchange, and fruit quality of ten strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivars affected by fertilizer type and irrigation frequency in a containerized production system in 2018. Bare root liners of seven June-bearing and three day-neutral cultivars were grown in 2-gallon containers, fertilized with a conventional fertilizer or an organic fertilizer at comparable rates, and irrigated once or twice daily with the same total irrigation volume. Strawberry cultivars varied in vegetative growth (including plant growth index (PGI), leaf SPAD, number of crowns, visual score, and root dry weight) and fruiting characteristics (including first harvest date, yield, number of fruit, berry size, fruit soluble solids content, and firmness). Day-neutral cultivars 'Evie 2' and ‘Seascape’ produced the highest total yields and late-season yield in June. The conventional fertilizer resulted in higher PGI, leaf SPAD, plant visual score, fruit yield in May, daily water use, and net photosynthetic rate than the organic fertilizer. Two irrigations per day increased substrate moisture compared with one irrigation per day, and increased shoot dry weight with the conventional fertilizer application. Irrigation frequency did not affect PGI, leaf SPAD, gas exchange, fruit yield, or quality in tested strawberry cultivars.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/TIH-2023-0003fragaria × ananassajune-bearingday-neutralorganic fertilizerirrigation frequencycontainerized production |
| spellingShingle | Geoffrey T. Lalk Guihong Bi Eric T. Stafne Tongyin Li Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars Technology in Horticulture fragaria × ananassa june-bearing day-neutral organic fertilizer irrigation frequency containerized production |
| title | Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars |
| title_full | Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars |
| title_fullStr | Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars |
| title_short | Fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth, yield, and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars |
| title_sort | fertilizer type and irrigation frequency affect plant growth yield and gas exchange of containerized strawberry cultivars |
| topic | fragaria × ananassa june-bearing day-neutral organic fertilizer irrigation frequency containerized production |
| url | https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/TIH-2023-0003 |
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