Performance of New Strawberry Varieties in New Zealand
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1962.17.1.8Abstract
Marsh Bros., of Central Otago, New Zealand have been testing some of our American strawberry varieties. They are located in an irrigated district in the Southern part of the South Island, where conditions are similar to those in the Yakima Valley of our state of Washington. In Jan. 1962, Marsh Bros. made the following comments on the test varieties:
'Earlidawn' - Definitely earlier than any other variety which we have. Too tart in flavor to be really popular, but we expect it to play an increasing part in our overall production. Medium to good size fruit.
'Pocahontas' - We are planting this variety in increasing quantities. It produces more fruit than other early varieties we have. Flavor tart wben compared with English varieties, however, it has produced a medium crop of medium-sized berries.
'Armore' and 'Red Star' - Both these varieties have excellent flavor. 'Armore' yielded a good crop but 'Red Star' production was on the light side. Our present intention is to continue increasing plantfngs of both varieties.
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