Wintering Index and Yield Traits for Early, Mid, and Late Season Strawberry for Colder Climates
2020
Rao, Sajjad Ali | Mintenko, Anthony | Abbey, Lord | Singh, Poonam
In temperate climatic regions where severe winter conditions persist, the winter hardiness and fruit yield of strawberry cultivars vary greatly in perennial production systems. A 4-year study was carried out to investigate the wintering ability of different June-bearing strawberry cultivars in the cold semi-arid continental climate of Manitoba between 2015 and 2018. The wintering index and yield traits of early, mid, and late season strawberry cultivars were evaluated. Six different cultivars tested in each year. ‘Wendy,’ ‘Kent’, and ‘Cabot’ were common in each year. Mid-season cultivar ‘Kent’ and ‘Mira’ yielded significantly (p< .05) higher with greater wintering index compared to early and late season cultivars within each trial and across 4 years. Low winter temperatures with less snow on grounds establish pronounced effect on early season cultivars wintering index. A significant variation for temperatures was recorded for the months within and between years.
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