The Importance of Growth During Flower Bud Differentiation to Maximizing Yield in Strawberry Genotypes
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1988.42.2.45Keywords:
Fragariax ananassa, establishment year, runnersAbstract
Vegetative growth of 12 strawberry genotypes ( Fragariax ananassaDuch.) was measured during flower bud differentiation in the establishment year. Plants were grown in ribbon rows with 8 plants per genotype harvested weekly from 12 Aug. to 23 Sept. 1985. Genotypes differed in the mean number of crowns, crown dry weight, number of leaves, leaf dry weight, leaf area, number of stolons, average stolon length and runner dry weight per plant. The mean crown dry weight, leaf dry weight and leaf area per plant were correlated with yield per plant among genotypes in 1986. These growth variables may be useful for primary screening for high yield in breeding programs and suggest that growth should be optimized in the fall to maximize fruit yield.
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