Volume 60 Number 1 Article 3
Year 2006 Month 1
Title: Strawberry Cultivars for the Finnish Fresh Market
Author: T. Hietaranta
Abstract:
Eight strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) cultivars were tested in a two-year field trial in southern Finland.
The trial
was linked to the joint European cultivar network under project COST 836. Among the test cultivars, the two of
greatest interest were ‘Ciloe’ and ‘Vima®Zanta’. ‘Ciloe’ had good fruit size and firmness.
Flavor was considered
inadequate, however, and it is unclear whether ‘Ciloe’ would be accepted in Finnish strawberry markets.
The advantages
of ‘Vima®Zanta’ were earliness and fairly good flavor, but the leaves showed clear symptoms of mildew
(Sphaerotheca alchemillae). The limiting factor for acceptance for most of the test cultivars was poor taste.
Two
years testing time was insufficient, however, for establishing the adaptability of the cultivars in the Finnish environment.
Neither trial winter was severe and the true wintering ability of the cultivars remains unclear.
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