STUDIES ON THE COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) CULTIVARS UNDER MID-HILL CONDITIONS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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2013
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The present investigations entitled “Studies on the comparative performance of
Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cultivars under mid-hill conditions of Himachal
Pradesh” was conducted at the experimental field of Department of Fruit Science, Dr Y S
Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan during the years 2012 and
2013. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design consisting of 13 cultivars
replicated thrice. In this experiment different strawberry varieties (viz. Chandler, Camarosa,
Confictura, Ofra, Festival, Sweet Charlie, Douglas, Ventana, Selva, Gorella, Pajaro, Eclair
and Sequoia) were used. The results revealed that the cultivars Festival and Camarosa were
best with respect to the plant height and leaf area. The cultivars Sweet Charlie and Ofra were
earliest to flower and the duration of flowering was longest in ‘Camarosa’ and ‘Sweet
Charlie’. The cultivars Chandler, Sweet Charlie, Festival and Camarosa stand promising with
respect to fruit yield and fruit size. The TSS content was highest in ‘Sweet Charlie’ and
‘Ofra’. The cv. Sweet Charlie also recorded the lowest acid content. While, Sequoia recorded
the highest anthocyanin content, followed by cultivars Camarosa and Festival.
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Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.),comparative performance,cultivars