Crop Category
Description
Strawberries are grown on more than 60,000 acres in the united states. Top five strawberry producing states are California, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Rosales
- Family: Rosaceae
- Genus: Fragaria
- Species: Ananassa
Economically Important Part of Apple
- Strawberry fruit is the most economically important part.
Conditions for Cultivation
Strawberry grows well under temperate climate.
Some cultivars can be grown in sub-tropical climate.
Daylight period of 12 hrs. or less and moderate temperature are important for flower-bud formation.
Sandy loam to loamy soil with pH 5.7-6.5 is ideal for cultivation.
There should be no heavy clay or rock within 300 mm of the surface.
Heavy clay soils stay too wet after rain, increasing the risk of disease and reducing yields.
Major Challenges
- The major challenges involve: Biotic causes and Abiotic causes.
- Biotic causes involves
- Major pest: Cutworms, Mites, Beetles and Slugs.
- Major Diseases: Black Root rot, Leaf spot, Gray mold, Powdery mildew and Phoma.
- Abiotic Causes
- Tip burn, Marginal leaf yellowing and Chlorosis
PROCUCT RECOMMENDATION
| Stage | Product | Recommended dose |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly once | Profuze | 500 ml per acre |
| Monthly once | Calfuze | 300 g per acre |
