Soil Solarization and Calcium Cyanamide Affect Plant Vigor, Yield, Nutritional Traits, and Nutraceutical Compounds of Strawberry Grown in a Protected Cultivation System

Soil solarization is a hydrothermal procedure of disinfesting soil of soilborne diseases and pests. Solarization can be combined with many other chemical or non-chemical alternatives to afford integrated pest and diseases management or improve plant yield. Calcium cyanamide (CaCN2) is a fertilizer used in agriculture sector and is also effective in suppressing soilborne pathogens. The present study assessed the influences of different pre-plant CaCN2 dosages on strawberry grown on solarized or non-solarized soil. Soil solarization and 500 kg ha&minus

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide in strawberry cultivations

ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE IN STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION

THREE NEW ITALIAN STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS FOR SOUTHERN AREAS

Italy's public-sector strawberry breeding program for the southern regions started 20 years ago and, since 1993, has been part of the National "Frutticoltura Project" financed largely by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MiPAAF), along with funding support from the Basilicata regional authority and the Palermo and Basilicata universities. Three new short-day (SD) cultivars suited to southern areas and winter planting systems will be released on the occasion of this Strawberry Symposium: 'PALATINA', the 1997 Metaponto selection 'MT 95.159.2' bred from a cross of 'Tudla ® Milsei' and 'Camarosa', 'NORA', the 2001 Metaponto selection 'MT 99.20.01' bred from a cross of 'Chandler' and Ita…

Strawberry fields forever: That is, how many grams of plastics are used to grow a strawberry?

Abstract In important areas of the agricultural sector, plastic is one of the most important tools for improving the managerial and economic performance of companies. Horticultural production under protected cultivation, in particular, makes abundant use of plastic polymers—polymers that mostly turn into waste. This study aims to identify similar organisational models among farmers operating in the strawberry production sector in relation to their intention to recycle plastic material and which factors characterize these models (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and socio-demographic characteristics) and to quantify the plastic used in relation to the different typ…

LA PRODUZIONE SICILIANA ALLA RICERCA DI INNOVAZIONI VARIETALI

Nuove varietà di fragola per la Sicilia

Soil Solarization as an Alternative to Methyl Bromide Fumigation for Annual Strawberry Production in a Mediterranean Area

This study compares the effects of soil solarization and methyl bromide fumigation on the growth and yield of strawberry plants (Fragaria xananassa Duch.) cultivated under plastic tunnel conditions. The study was conducted in a Mediterranean coastal area, in four consecutive annual production cycles in a field with no history of methyl bromide fumigation and 2-year history of strawberry production. In all 4 years, solarization was conducted for 7- to 9-week intervals from late June to early September. Cultivar Tudla frigo-plants were planted through mulch in the first week of September of each year. Average daily soil temperatures in solarized plots measured at 15 cm depth were 6.0, 8.1, 7.…

Effetti dell'epoca di trapianto di piante fresche a radice nuda di fragola prodotte in Sicilia

Evoluzione e prospettive della fragolicoltura siciliana

KILO CULTIVAR DI FRAGOLA

Il miglioramento genetico della fragola in Sicilia

Innovazioni varietali per la produzione siciliana

Study on New Strawberry Varieties Evaluated in Sicily

The variety evolution and growing techniques have modified the strawberry cultivation in the Italian Mediterranean areas. Different trials in Sicily showed that varietal choices are the base to reach high levels of quality and quantity production. In Sicily, 300 ha of strawberries are now cultivated and 'Tudla' is still the principal variety (60%), 'Camarosa' is the most cultivated variety in the other southern strawberry areas, but in Sicily this cultivar does not generate a great interest because of its lateness. New cultivars, such as 'Candonga', 'Ventana' and 'Naiad', have been trialled in the last years but further evaluations are necessary. The trial was carried out at the experimenta…

NORA

Tre nuove cultivar per gli ambienti meridionali

PIANTE FRESCHE E NUOVE VARIETà RILANCIANO LA FRAGOLA AL SUD

Influenza Della Varietà Sulla Qualità Dei Frutti Di Fragola (Fragaria x ananassa).

UPDATE ON THE SICILIAN STRAWBERRY BREEDING PROJECT

The strawberry industry in Sicily differs from that of Italy’s other southern regions since the particularly warm winter weather results in earlier fruit ripening. Cultivar choice is thus of key importance for the success of Sicily’s strawberry industry. The old cultivar Tudla®Milsei has recently been replaced by cultivars ‘Florida Fortuna’, ‘Florida Festival’, ‘Sabrosa®Candonga’, ‘Naiad®Civl35’ and ‘Nora’ developed by both public and private breeding programs in Florida, Spain and Italy. The strawberry breeding program in Sicily started about 20 years ago in an effort to develop new cultivars well adapted to an area of very low winter chilling, with requirements featuring superior performa…