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CONTENTS
Page INTRODUCTION.......................................................3 MATERIAL AND METHODS.........................................4

Location and Climate.....................................4 Description of Experiments ............................. 5 Data Collection............................................6
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.........................................7 DESCRIPTION OF TOP PERFORMING CULTIVAkRS ........... 9

E arliglow ................................................... 9 Titan ........................................................ 9 ...... 1 Sunrise ................. Allstar......................................................10 Cardinal...................................................10 Scott.......................................................11 Delite......................................................11
APPENDIX.............................................................15 LITERATURE CITED................................................31
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PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS IN CENTRAL AND NORTH ALABAMA GROWN ON THE MATTED ROW SYSTEM
W.A. Dozier, Jr., D.G. Himelrick, A.W Caylor, J.A. Pitts, M.H. Hollingsworth and W.B. Webster' INTRODUCTION SELECTING THE PROPER cultivar is crucial to the success of a commercial strawberry production operation (5). Numerous cultivars are currently available to growers. However, only a few of these will provide high yields and superior fruit quality essential for successful commercial strawberry production. Selection of well-adapted productive cultivars is a primary concern in profitable strawberry production. Total yield is one important performance characteristic that should be considered in the cultivar selection process. However, other important performance criteria that should be considered include consistency of annual cropping, fruit quality, and plant performance (vigor, runner making ability, disease resistance etc.). Characteristics of fruit quality include berry size, firmness, percent soluble solids (sugar content) and flavor. Strawberry cultivars are geographically limited. A given cultivar may perform well in one area of the state and poorly in another area. Cultivar performance varies more longitudinally than latitudinally and yield performance in a given location may vary from year to year. The highest
'Respectively, Professor, Associate Professor, and Research Specialist, Department of Horticulture; Superintendents, Chilton Area Horticulture Substation, North Alabama Horticultural Substation and Tennessee Valley Substation.

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yielding cultivars in most years may produce low yields some years for a number of reasons. Therefore, the use of more than one cultivar is essential to maintain consistent acceptable yields over a period of years. Cultivars are listed as early, mid, or late season in ripening. Generally, the differences in the first harvest date does not vary greatly between cultivars. The greatest differences in ripening is time of peak harvest which may be 7-10 days between the earliest and latest ripening cultivars. In some years the differences in the ripening season's may be short and the peak harvest season of the cultivars overlap. Very little performance and evaluation information has been published on strawberries grown in the matted row system in the southern United States. In her review of matted row cultivars and production in the South, Caldwell (1) reported Cardinal, Earliglow, Apollo and Allstar to be the predominant choices. Other major cultivars of note ineluded Titan, Atlas, Arking, Darrow, Albritton, Redchief, Honeyoye, Tennessee Beauty, Lateglow, and Guardian. Chandler (2) reported a shift in the major strawberry cultivars grown in the southeastern U.S. from Tangi, Sunrise, and Earlibelle in 1980 to Chandler Earliglow, Cardinal and Apollo in 1990. Scheerens and Brenneman (6) mentioned 18 cultivars as being adapted to the southeast region. In addition to some of the cultivars previously mentioned, they also included Florida 90, Jerseybelle, Redglow, Surecrop, Marlate, Delite, Floridabelle, Dover and Tribute. Galletta and Bringhurst (3) selected Chandler, Dabreak, Douglas, Dover, Headliner and Tangi as the major cultivars adapted to production in the South. Many of these cultivars were evaluated under Alabama climatic conditions during the 1985 through 1990 growing seasons to determine the cultivars best suited for the matted row production system in central and north Alabama. The absolute and relative performance of individual cultivars fluctuated dramatically in response to seasonal and location variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS Location and Climate Strawberry cultivar trials were conducted at three research substations; (1) Chilton Area Horticulture Substation located in central Alabama at Thorsby (32 ° 50' N latitude), with a Ruston fine sandy loam
soil; (2) North Alabama Horticulture Substation located (340 10' N lati-

tude) at Cullman, AL, with a Hartselle fine sandy loam soil; and (3)

Tennessee Valley Substation located in North Alabama (34 ° 42' N lati-

tude) at Belle Mina, with a Decatur silty clay loam soil type. All these sites have an average growing season length of 210 freeze-free days.

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Monthly average rainfall and temperatures are listed in table 1.

TABLE 1. MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL PATTERNS AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL SUBSTATIONS

Thorsby January ................ February................. March .................. April .......................... May.......................... June ......................... July.............. .................. August .................. September................ October ................... November ................ December .................. 5.4 5.1 7.4 6.1 4.2 3.7 5.1 4.1 4.6 2.8 3.5 5.6

Rainfall (in) Belle Mina 5.2 4.6 6.5 4.8 4.4 3.4 4.5 3.2 3.7 2.9 4.4 5.4

Cullman 5.7 5.2 6.9 5.4 4.8 3.9 4.6 3.4 4.9 3.1 4.3 5.6

Mean temperature (°F) Thorsby Belle Mina Cullman 42.7 45.8 53.2 62.5 69.8 76.6 79.5 78.8 73.9 62.2 51.9 45.0 40.4 43.8 51.5 61.5 69.0 75.8 79.0 78.3 72.4 60.9 50.5 43.2 38.8 42.0 50.1 60.1 68.8 74.6 78.8 77.2 71.8 59.8 49.0 41.5

Description of Experiments 1982 Experiments: Twenty-one cultivars were planted in March 1982 on the matted row system at the North Alabama Horticulture Substation (Appendix Table 1) and the Tennessee Valley Substation (Appendix table 2). Plants were set 24 inches apart in the rows and the rows were 44 inches apart. A randomized complete block design was used at each location with five replications of five plants per replication. Plots were 10 feet long and separated with 3-foot-wide alleyways between each plot. The plantings were mulched with straw in February 1983. Fruit was harvested two to three times per week beginning May 10 until June 13 at each location (Appendix Table 3). This time frame encompassed the entire fruiting season of all cultivars at each location. The peak harvest period of the cultivars are presented in Appendix table 3. 1984 Experiments: Sixteen cultivars were planted in April 1984 on the matted row system at the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation (Appendix table 4) and the Tennessee Valley Substation (Appendix table 5). Plants were set 24 inches apart in the rows which were spaced 42 inches apart. A randomized complete block design was used at each location with four replications of 10 plants per replication. Plots were 20-feet-long and separated with 3-foot-wide alleyways. Plantings were mulched with straw each February except at the Tennessee Valley Substation in 1985 and 1986. Fruit from the plantings was harvested two to

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three times per week in 1985 and 1986 at the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation and in 1985, 1986, and 1987 at the Tennessee Valley Substation. The harvest season in 1985 was from April 22 until May 26 and in 1986 was from April 13 until May 23 at the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation (Appendix table 6). The harvest season in 1985 was from April 23 until May 23, in 1986 from April 24 until May 18, and in 1987 from May 6 until May 27, at the Tennessee Valley Substation. This harvest time frame encompassed the entire fruiting season of all cultivars are presented in Appendix table 6. 1987 Experiment: Twenty-three cultivars were planted September 11, 1987, at the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation (Appendix table 7). Plants were set 6 inches apart in the rows and the rows were spaced 42 inches apart. A randomized complete block design was used with four replications of 36 plants per replication. Plots were 18 feet long and separated with 3-foot-wide alleyways. Fruit was harvested in the spring of 1988 from the individual plants in the ribbon row. Plots were allowed to develop runners and form a matted row in the summer of 1988 and 1990. The planting was mulched with straw each year in February. Fruit was harvested two to three times per week. The harvest season in 1988 was from April 29 until May 26, in 1989 was from April 26 until June 5, and in 1990 was from April 20 until May 30 (Appendix table 8). This harvest time frame encompassed the entire fruiting season of all cultivars each year. The peak harvest season of the cultivars are presented in Appendix table 8. Standard recommended cultural practices were followed for the life of each planting (4). Irrigation was supplied for frost protection and during drought periods. Each year plantings were renovated immediately after harvest by cultivation, leaving a 6-inch-wide strip of plants in the center of the bed. Herbicides and cultivation were used to control weeds and grasses. Runners were allowed to develop and form matted rows which were maintained 18-inches-wide by cultivation. Data Collection Total marketable yields were recorded at each harvest date for each cultivar. Berry characteristics, such as size, firmness, color, etc., were determined from two 25 fruit samples collected at peak harvest for each cultivar at weekly intervals. Berry firmness was subjectively rated by hand while percent and degree of color were visually rated. Other berry characteristics, such as neck shape, cap size and shape, and cavity also were rated visually. Percent soluble solids were measured on expressed juice using a hand-held refractometer.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Plant response was quite variable between seasons and research sites. Large seasonal and location fluctuations were evident for many important characteristics such as yield and berry size. Annual yield, fruit quality, and ripening sequence data are presented in Appendix tables 1, 2, and 3 for experiment I; Appendix tables 4, 5, and 6 for experiment II; and Appendix tables 7 and 8 for experiment III. The seven best performing cultivars averaged over all seasons and locations were Earliglow, Sunrise, Titan, Allstar, Cardinal, Scott, and Delite (table 2). The economics of successful strawberry production dictate that high yields be a primary consideration when selecting cultivars. Additional fruit quality considerations also must be evaluated in making the final planting decisions. Several of the top yielding cultivars were not ineluded in the list because of additional undesirable qualities. For example, Tennessee Beauty is not listed because it has a relatively soft small berry and average dessert and processing quality. Apollo was not listed because it produces sterile pollen and variable yields as well as being drought susceptible. Alternatively, some cultivars of only acceptable yields such as Earliglow, are listed because of other characteristics such as earliness and exceptionally good fruit qualities, including flavor and processing quality for freezing. The dates of the first and last harvest and the peak harvest seasons for experiments I, II, and III are presented in Appendix tables 3, 6, and 8, respectively. The average date of the first and last harvest and the peak harvest season of the seven best performing cultivars are presented in table 3. The average first harvest date was on April 25 and the last harvest date was on May 25 for all seven of the best performing cultivars. Earliglow and Titan were the cultivars with the earliest peak harvest. Sunrise, Allstar, Cardinal, and Scott were the cultivars with a mid-season peak harvest. Delite was the latest ripening cultivar. Peak harvest between ripening seasons were separated by 7-9 days. In some years, the differences in peak harvest were more pronounced as in the 1989 harvest season at the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation (Appendix figure 2 and Appendix table 8) and in other years the peak harvest season was similar for all cultivars as in the 1983 harvest season at the North Alabama Horticulture Substation (Appendix figure 1 and Appendix table 3).
Titan had the highest yield, the largest fruit, the lowest percent soluble solids, and lowest internal fruit color of the early peak harvest cultivars (table 2). Whereas, Earliglow had the lowest yield, but the highest percent soluble solids and internal fruit color. Scott and Allstar pro-

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TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AVERAGED OVER SEVEN YEARS AND THREE LOCATIONS

Cultivar

yeld (b/A)

Toalfak in yield 7
4

veag weit weght 6.9 9.8 9.0 10.2 10.2 9.9 10.0

Percent soluble solids 8.1 7.2 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.4

firmness 8.0 7.3 7.7 9.0 8.0 8.7 7.9

Berry 1 exterior

B

Percent color 92 93 94 93 98 95 95

Percent interior color 79 64 So 59 83 83 44

Degree exterior color 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.6 4.5 4.4 3.9

Degree interior 2 color 4.2 3.6 3.7 2.5 4.1 4.1 2.7

Neck 2.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.8 1.9 2.4

3

Cap 4 size 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.1

Cap5 5 shape 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.7

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Earliglow.............
Titan..................

7,170 8,439 8,806

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8,761
9,582

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8,302

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duced the highest yields of the mid-season peak harvest cultivars. Fruits of Scott were large, but a little smaller than Allstar. Scott also had a higher percent soluble solids level and internal and external color than Allstar. Cardinal produced the lowest yields of the mid-season cultivars, but had good fruit size and internal and external fruit color. Delite was the latest maturing cultivar and produced the highest yields. Delite had the lowest percent soluble solids and internal fruit color of all the best performing cultivars. The seven best performing cultivars all had acceptable fruit firmness (table 3).
TABLE 3. AVERAGE HARVEST DATES AND PEAK HARVEST SEASON OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS FROM EIGHT YEARS AND Two LOCATIONS

CultivarAverage First

harvest dates Last

Peak

4/28-5/05 Earliglow ........................................................... 4/25 5/25 Titan.... ........................................................ 4/25 5/25 5/01-5/04 Sunrise ............................................. ............... 4/25 5/25 5/05-5/11 5/06-5/12 Allstar........ .... . ................... 4/25 5/25 Cardinal.......................................................... 4/25 5/25 5/06-5/13 Scott................................................................ 4/25 5/25 5/06-5/13 D elite.............................................................. 4/25 5/25 5/15-5/21

Description of Top Performing Cultivars The following strawberry cultivars grown on matted row system performed best for commercial production in central and north Alabama tests. The average performance is presented in tables 2 and 3. The following descriptions presented in the text and table 4 are from published informationand research results. Earliglow Earliglow, which was developed in Maryland, ripens very early. Berries are medium size, attractive, have uniformly symmetrical conic shape, and have firm flesh, and firm, glossy, deep red surfaces. The rich uniform red flesh color and sweet flavor are very good in a frozen pack. This berry has an outstanding flavor only matched by Albritton. Earliglow plants have good runner making ability and are resistant to many diseases. Plants are not drought tolerant and require adequate irrigation for optimum yield. Titan Titan, which was developed in North Carolina, has very large fruit,

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high yield, good quality, and produces a good flavored berry especially suited for local markets. Plants are vigorous, productive and resistant to leaf spot and leaf scorch. Plants have a relatively low runner making ability, and the fruit may have hollow centers in some years. Low yields have been reported in some commercial fields. Sunrise Sunrise, which was developed in Maryland, produces medium size berries, which have a glossy surface and bright red color that does not darken. Berries are conic in shape with a slight neck. Plants of Sunrise are very vigorous, produce runners freely, and are resistant to verticillium wilt. Leaves are resistant to leaf scorch and mildew but susceptible to leaf spot. Its fruit has a good flavor and outstanding aroma. Plants have excellent field toughness to maintain good annual plant stands. Plant fruiting habit holds berries off the ground and helps to prevent fruit rots. It is not recommended for freezing because of light colored flesh. Allstar Allstar, another Maryland developed cultivar, is vigorous and productive with large, firm fruit of good quality in late mid-season. Allstar combines multiple race resistance to red stele with resistance to other root and leaf diseases, has unusually broad adaptation within the eastern United States, and performs well under a number of cultural regimes. Its name implies superior performance under diverse soil, climatic, and cultural conditions. Berries are very large, symmetrical and shapely, with a sweet and mild flavor, making them a real treat for table use. Their firm flesh and glossy red skin make them well suited for shipping and freezing, and they retain their attractive color and good flavor in a frozen pack. Plants have exceptional vigor in runner production and may need late runners removed for best results. Cardinal Cardinal, which was developed in Arkansas, produce exceptionally large fruit, firm and uniformly red throughout the interior. The fruit is excellent in quality when processed or used fresh. This firm fruit is good for the Pick-Your-Own marketers as well as roadside markets and shipping. Because of heavy daughter plant production, plant thinning may be necessary to avoid fruit size reduction. It may be site sensitive, with soil fumigation being necessary for maximum yields. Fruits can be too dark on occasion.

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Scott, which was developed in Maryland, produces very attractive berries, which are of a uniform symmetrical, short conic shape. They are large, with firm flesh and skin, which resist bruising. They have good red internal color and are good for freezing. Fruit has a relatively mild flavor with a pleasant aroma. Plants are consistently vigorous, productive, and runners make a good plant bed. Runners should be controlled and thinned for best flavored fruit. Plants also require careful management to maintain berry size and maximum yields. Fruit may be susceptible to fruit rot. Delite Delite, which was developed in Illinois, produces cone shaped berries, which are large in size, and hold size well into the season. Berries have a glossy surface, bright orange-red color, and moderately firm pink flesh. Flavor is good, and the berries have a good aroma and dessert quality. Delite has a mild and slightly acid taste and shouldn't be used for freezing. Plants of Delite are very vigorous and produce runners freely. Daughter plants set heavily and may reduce fruit size if not thinned. Irrigation is essential for best fruit size and yield.

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Cultivar Earliglow ........... Titan....................... Sunrise ............ Allstar..................

Ripening season Early Early-Mid Early Mid

Fruit size Small-Med Large Medium Large Large Large Large

Flesh firmness Firm Firm Firm Firm Firm Firm Firm

Skin firmness Firm Firm Firm Firm Firm Firm Medium

Quality Fresh Freezing Excellent Excellent Good Good Good Good Fair Excellent Very good Fair Very good Very good Very good Fair

Verticillium wilt I-R S-R T R-T S S-I R

Leaf spot I-R R S S-T R S-T S-R

Disease resistance Leaf Powdery scorch mildew Anthracnose I-R R R T R R R R-S S R T R R S VS VS-I S-T S I VS S

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APPENDIX TABLE 1. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT NORTH ALABAMA HORTICULTURE SUBSTATION, 1983

Total

Rank

Avrg

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Percent
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Degree

Degree
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yield (l/)
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Earlibelle.................. 6 13.6defg 5.Sde

Sunrise..................... 3,436fg Earliglow .................. 6,674efg Titan ......................... 13,3S2bcd Prelude..................... 9,556cde Surecrop................... 5,79Oefg Pocahontas ................ 9,922cde Mid Season

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APPENDIX TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT BELLE MINA, ALA. 1983

Total
Cultivar

(lb/A) Early Season Earlib elle ... Sunrise ........
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Rank
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yield 17 8 18 2 14 15 7 5 13 21 3 16 11 19 20 10 4 12 6 1 9

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Titan............................................................ Prelude ........................................................ Mid Season Surecrop....................................................... Pocahontas .................................................... Scott ............................................................ Cardinal....................................................... Ark 6086 ........................................................ Alistar.......................................................... Atlas............................................................ Douglas ........................................................ Paj aro............................................................ Vista............................................................ Rosanne........................................................ Late Season Sentinel.... Ark 6636 .... Arking .... Delite........
Tenn.

7,088 10,919 6,225 14,745 8,211

7,772 11,463 12,384 8,434 1,750 12,743 7,438 8,779 5,227 4,744 8,871 12,723 8,470 11,830 16,585 9,844

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APPENDIX TABLE 3. HARVEST DATES AND PEAK HARVEST SEASON OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT THE NORTH ALA. HORTICULTURE SUBSTATION (NAHS) AND TENNESSEE VALLEY SUBSTATION (TVS), 1983

Cultivar

NAHS 1983 Harvest dates First Last Peak 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/17 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/13 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/10 5/10 - r\ .6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/13 6/09 6/13 6/09 6/13 6/09 6/09 6/09 6/13 6/13 6/13 5/19-5/26 5/23-5/30 5/19-5/23 5;/23-6/02 5/23-5/27 5/19-5/30 5/19-5/26 5/26-6/06 5/26-6/02 5/26-5/30 5/30-6/06 5/29-6/05 5/29-6/05 5/19-6/06 5/19-5/26 5/30-6/06 5/30-6/06 5/26-6/02 6/02-6/06 5/26-6/06 5/26-6/06 r r~ ~ r

TVS 1983 Harvest dates First Last Peak 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 5/10 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 6/13 5/23-6/02 5/30-6/06 5/30-6/02 5/30-6/09 5/23-6/02 5/30-6/06 5/30-6/09 5/30-6/09 5/30-6/09 5/19-6/02 5/30-6/02 5/16-6/02 5/16-5/23 5/30-6/02 5/30-6/06 5/30-6/09 5/30-6/02 5/30-6/02 5/23-6/09 5/30-6/02 5/30-6/09

Early Season Earlibelle............. Sunrise ........ ....... Earliglow............ Titan........... ..... Prelude............. Mid Season Surecrop............. Pocahontas............ Scott................ Cardinal.............. Ark 6086................. Allstar...................... Atlas ........................ Douglas.................... Pajaro ...................... Vista ........................ Rosanne.................... Late Season Sentinel.................... Ark 6686 ................. Arking ..................... Delite...................... Tenn. Beauty ............ ~rrr\~

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APPENDIX TABLE 4. PERFORMANCE OF STBAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT CHILTON AREA HORTICULTURE SUBSTATION, 1985

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Percent
soluble

yield
14 13

solids
6.5bcd' 7.7a

firm

Bery
13s

Percent
exterior

Percent
interior

Degree
exterior

Degree
interior 4

mes 7.5 8.5 4.5 8.3 6.3 9.8 10.0 5.6 9.3 6.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 8.7 6.5 5.8

color 98a 95abc 96abc 93abc 93abc 9Obc 97abc 95abc 92abc 93abc 98a 98a 96abc 89c 9labc 97abc

color

color

color

Neck

1

Cap size l.ef 1Sf
2.4abcd
6 6

Cap shape 4.9bc 5.lbc
4.9bc
7
Cavts

Eadibelle.........9,605' Earliglow.........10,644

82abc 6cdef
88a

Prelude ............ Sunrise............. Titan................ Mid Season Allstar................ Cardinal ........... Redchief .............. Scott............. Surecrop........... Tioga............... Late Season
Albritton...............

11,468 17,677 12,342 12,390 15,945 15,609 14,965 12,101 11,820

12 1 11 10 3 4 5 8 9
15

5.9cde 6. lbcde 6.7abcd 6.6abc 6.2bcde 6.6abc 5.Sde 7.Oabc 6.6abcd
7.2ab

73abcd 49gb 35h S3ab 47gh 72bcde 54fg 52g 6odefg S8efg 35h Slabc 75abcd

4.Oabc 4.5a 4.Oabc 4.labc 4.Oabc 3.6cd 4.3ab 4.Oabc 4.labc 3.Sbcd 4.Oabc 3.Sbcd 4.Oabc 3.4d 4.labc 3.9bc

4.2ab 4.lab
4.2a

1.6bcde 1.7abcd

4.Oabc 3.Sbcd 2.0e 4.5a 3.Sbcd 4.Oab 3.1d 3.3cd 3.ld 3.Sbcd 2.2e 4.3a 3.Sbcd

1le

1.9abcd 1.Scd
2.4abcd

1.6bcde 1.6bcde 2.Oab 1.7abcd 1.6bcde 1.Sbcde 1.Sbcde lie 1.Sbcde 1.Sabc 1.6bcde 1.2cde 2.2a

2.Oef 2.2bcdef 2.ldef 2.6ab 2.Idef 2.3bcde 1S8f 1S8f 2.Sabc 2.7a 2.Oef 2.2bcdef 2.2bcdef

5.5a 5.lbc 5.Obc 4.9bc 5.Obc 5.lbc 5.lbc 4.9bc 4.8c 5.Obc 5.Obc 5.2ab 5.lbc

2.2abcd 2.2abcd 1.2d 1.Ybcd 2.3abcd 2.labcd 1.Scd 2.Sabc 2.2abcd 1.9abcd 2.9a 1.4cd 2.7ab

o)
C

Apollo...............

7,795

D elite

5,929

16
2 7

6.7abcd
5.2e 5.9cde

..............

17,301

c-q c

Sentinel ............

Tenn. Beauty....

12,745

13,627

6

6.4bcd

'Original data by replicate unavailable for analysis. 'Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05.z 'Firmness rating: 1 rotten, 10=firm. 4 Degree of color: 1 green, 5-dark red. 5 Neck rating: 1=sunken neck, 4=elongated neck. 6Cap size rating: 1=small cap, 2=medium cap, 3 large cap. 'Cap shape rating: 4=clinging, 6=reflexed. 8Cavity rating: 1 closed, 2-semi closed, 3 open.

m X -v m m

z

CU) --I

0

z

APPENDIX TABLE 4 CONTINUED. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT CHILTON AEEA HORTICULTURE SUBSTATION, 1986

TotluRnk viel in yield (lb/A)1 Early Season Earhibelle.......2,5llbcd 2 Earhiglow...... 3,54labc Prelude .......... 1,416de Sunrise........... 4,591a Titan.............. 2,S67abcd Mid Season Allstar ............ Cardinal.......... Redchief......... Scott.............. Surecrop......... Tioga............. 2,439cd 4,3O4abc 3,2l2abcd 4,376ab 1,632de 1,355de

t
weigght 6.Scde 5.8e 9.Oabc 9.Sab 7.5abcde 10.3a 9.2abc 9.2abc 9.2abc 7.2bcde 7.Sabcde 7.2bcde 6.Ode
8.6abcd

Percent soluble

B

solids

Br'y mes

Percent exterior

color

Percent interior

color

Degree exterior

color

Degree interior

colors

Neck 6 Ca Cap size
6

7

Ca shape'

Cp

Cavity9

11 4 14 1 9 12 2 5 3 13 15 8 16
7

7.Sabc S.4abc S.7ab S.4abc 6.2d 7.7abc S.Oabc 7.7abc 7.Sabc 9.2a .labc 8.6ab 8.2abc

S.2ab 9.Oa 7.7ab 7.Sab 6.Sabc 8.3ab 8.Sab 6.7abc S.Oab 7.Sab 4.4c 6.Obc 8.Oab
8.9ab

89a 84a 87a 86a 80a 83a 97a 82a 85a 82a 92a 86a 90a
89a

S0abc S0abc 50ef S2ab S8def 73abcd S0abc Y0bcd S0abc 62de 90a 65cde S0abe
45f

4.Obcd 4.3abcd 4.labcd 4.5a 3.Sdc 3.9bcd 4.6a 4.2abcd 4.5a 4.3abcd 4.2abcd 4.2abcd 4.3abcd
3.8d

3.9ab 3.Sab 3.3bc 4.1a 3.0c 1.9d 4.la 3.Sabc 4.Oa 3.1c 3.Sab 3.0c 3.8ab
2.4d

1.Sdef 2.6abcd 2.3bcde 2.4abcde lilf 2.4abcde 2.9abc 2.2bcde 1.6def 3.3a i.5ef 2.2bcde 2.Ocdef
3.Oab

2.lbc 1.7c 2.lbc 2.lbc 1.9bc 2.6ab 2.4abc 2.4abc 2.4abc 2.lbc 2.4abc 2.Sab 2.9a
2.2abc

4.7cde 5.2ab 4.8abce 5.3a 4.Sabcde 4.Sabcde 4.8abcde 5.Oabcd 5.2ab 5.3a 4.7cde 4.7cde 4.6de
4.8abcde

1.Ocdef 1.2fg 2.7ab 2.3abcd 2.8a 1.Sdefg 1.6defg 2.8a 2.Sabc 2.3abcd 2.4abc 2.2abcd 2.Obcde
1.4efg

Late Season Albritton......... 2,9l5abcd Apollo ............. 606e
Delite ............ 3,O07abcd

Sentinel .......... 2,733abcd 3,O93abcd Tenn. Beauty ...

10 6

8.5abcde 7.6bcd 7.Obcde 7.Ocd

7.2bcd

6.5abc 6.4abc

89a 82a

88a 88a

4.3abcd 4.2abcd

4.0a 3.8ab

1.8def 2.9abc

1.9bc 2.3abc

4.4e 5.labe

l.0g 2.7ab

'Plants accidentally sprayed with MSMA herbicide previous summer. 2 Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05. 3 One ounce equals 29 grams. 4
Firmness

rating: 1=rotten,

10=very firm.

'Degree of color: 1 green, 5=dark red. 6Neck rating: 1-sunken, 4=elongated. 7 Cap size rating: 1 small, 2=medium, 3=large.
'Cap shape:

9Cavity rating: 1 closed, 2-semi closed, 3=open.

4=chinging, 6=reflexed.

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APPENDIX TABLE 5. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CJULTIVARS AT TPENNESSEE VALLEY SUBSTATION, 1985

Season
adyeld

Total (l/A)

cultivar

Rank in yid

Average fruit w(g)h

Percent
sluble

solids

Berry 3 fimns

Percent exterior color

Percent interior color

Degree exterior color

Degree interior color 4

Necks

Cap size 6

Can7 shape

Cavity8

Early Season Earlibelle... 6,268bc' Earliglow.......6,642b Prelude........... 5,602bcd Sunrise........... 10,420a Titan.............. 4,255de Mid SeasonD Allstar ............ 5,l52bcde Cardinal .......... 6,050bc Redchief ......... 3,762ef Scott..............S8,878a Surecrop ......... 4,652cde Tioga.............. Late Season Albnitton ......... 5,O92bcde Apollo ............ 5,2S0bcde Delite ............ 9,330a Sentinel .......... 4,775cde Tenn. Beauty....5,340bcde

5 4 7 1 14 '10 6 15 3 13 16 11 9 2 12 S

9.7def 7.lh 9.6def 14.0a 7.Sgh 10.3cde 10.Obcd 9.2efg 14.1a S.9efg 11.2bcd 11.6bc 11. lbcd 14.3a 12.4b S.4fgh

6.4bc 6.4bc 7.2ab 5.8c 6.lc 5.7c 5.7c 6.2bc 5.8c 5.8c 5.7c 7.4a 6.2c 5.9c 6.4bc 5.4c

8.2abcd 8.2abcd 6.2e 9.7a 7.Sbcde 9.2ab 9.7a S.2abcd 9.8a 6.Sde S.Oabcde T.Ocrie 7.Sbcde S.7abc S.Oabcde 9.Oab

98a 95a 98a 97a 96a 97a 96a 94ab 98a 92b
86b

S4ab 6Sde 92a 7Thcd 63e 62e 70cde 61e 83ab 64e 64e Slabc 59e 59e
83ab

4.lbcd 4.6a 3.Ocd 4.lbcd 4.4ab 3.4e 4.4ab 4.6a 4.lbcd 4.Obcd 3.Scd 3.Scd 3.9cd 3.7de 4.2abc 4.Obcd

4.8a 4.6abcd 4.7ab 4.4abcde 4.Sabcde 3.Of 4.2abcde 4.Sabcd 4.6abcd 4.Ocde 4.Ocde 4.lbcde 3.9e 3.2f 4.7ab 4.Ocde

2.2ab 2.2ab 1.5fg 1.7eT 1.Scdef 2.4a 2.5a 1.Scdef 1.Scdef 1.Scdef 1.2gh 2.Obcde 2.2ab 1.Scdef 1.1h 2.4a

2.4a 1.3e 2.3ab 1.Scde

1.Obcd

4.8abc 5.Oab 4.5c 5.Oab 4.7abc 4.9abc 4.6bc 4.7abc 5.1a 5.1a
5.Oab

2.lde 1.4gh 2.Oef 2.7a 2.Oef 1.2hi 1.6fg 2.3cde 2.Sabc 1.2hi 2.4bcd 2.7a 1.4gb 1.Sgh 1.0i 2.6abc

2,532f

2.2abc 2.2abc 2.Oabcd 2.labc 1.6de 1.Scd 2.2abc 2.4a 2.2abc

> >
>
G)

n) 97a 93ab 97a 97a 93ab 4.6bc 4.6bc 4.Sabc 4.6bc 5.1a

C
D

7Sbcd

2.2abc
2.2abc

m
M
m Z

'Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05. 'One ounce equals 29 grams. 3 Firmness rating: 1 rotten, 10=very firm.
4

Degree of
'Neck

color: 1=green, 5=dark red.
4=elonarated.-

6

Cap size rating: 1 small, 2=medium, 3=large. 6Cap shape: 4=clinging, 6=reflexed. 8 Cavity rating: 1 closed, 2=semi closed, 3=open.o

rating: 1=sunken,

z

APPENDIX TABLE 5 CONTINUED. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT TENNESSEE VALLEY SUBSTATION, 1986

Season
and

Total yeld
lb/A)

Rank
in

Average
fruit 7 iggt

Percent
soluble

Percent
Berry3
mes

cultivar

yield

solids

exterior interior

Percent

color

color

exterior

Degree

color

interior 4
color

Degreem

5 Neck

size

Cap 6

sbape

Cap,7

8 Cavity

(01

Early Season Earlibelle... 3,415c' Earliglow.......3,462c Prelude........... 2,875cd Sunrise............ 7,228a Titan............... 2,l2Ocd Mid Season Allstar ............ Cardinal .......... Redcbief ......... Scott.............. Surecrop ......... Tioga.............. 3,292cd 4,O2Sbc 2,455cd 6,0J78a 3,590bc 1,297d 2,692cd 2,395cd 5,755ab 2,459cd 3,915bc

) C

S 7 10 1 15 9 4 13 2 6 16 11 14 3 12 5

5.lefg 9.labcd 4.9fg 10.Oa 6.5abcdef 9.2abc 7.Oabcd S.6bcd 6.Obcdefg 9.2abc 7.6ab 7.labcd 6.Obcdefg 6.9abcde 6.Obcdefg 6.Sabcde 5.2defg 5.4cdefg S.Oa 7.2abc 4.6g S.4cd S.4cd 9.8ab 8.5bcd 9.Oabcd 7.Oe S.9abcd S.3cd S.lcde 8.Ode S.Ode

6.Sef 7.5bcdef 4.5g S.Oabcde S.2abcd 9.2a 9.2a 8.Oabcde 8.tiab 6.2f S.5abc 6.2f 6.Sdef 7.9abcde 7.Ocdef 7.Sbcdef

100a 90ab 99ab 93ab 82c 9Oab 100a 92ab 95ab 92ab 92ab 98ab 96ab 98ab 98ab 96ab

92ab 93ab 100a S9ab 54e 47e S7abc 54e 84abcd 62de 56e 65cde 7'Obcde 54e lO0a 90ab

4.lbcde 4.4ab 3.Sdefg 4.2abcd 3.Sdefg 3. 2 g 4.4ab 3.6fg 4.Obcdef 3.7efg 4.Obcdef 3.9defg 4.Obcclef 3.5gb 4.6a 4.Obcdef

3.4bcd 4.3ab 3.4bcd 3.4bcd 2.3de 2. lde 3.3bcde 2.2de 3.Ocde 2.2de 2.0e 2.2de 3.Ocde 2.2de 4.8a 3.Tabc

2.lbc 2.8a 2.Obcd 2.5ab 2.Obcd 2.6ab 3.la 2.lbc 2.Sab 3.0a 1.Scd 1.Obcd 2.8a 2.5ab 1.4d 3.0a

2.2cd 2.Od 2.8ab 2.4bcd 2.Sabcd 2.6abc 2.7abc 2.4bcd 2.4bcd 2.Sabcd 2.4bcd 2.7abc 3.0a 2.9ab 2.6abc 2.6abc

4.Oab 5.4a 4.Ob 5.2ab 5.lab 4.4ab 4.3ab 5.Oab 5.5a 5.4a 5.4a Slab 5.2ab 5.2ab 4.6ab 5.4a

2.2bc 1.6de 2.2bc 2.4ab 2.7ab 1.6de 1.Scde 2.9a 2.6ab 1.7cde 2.2bc 2.4ab 1.4ef 2.lbcd 1.0f 2.9a

c > NCl c 0 Z 0 =

m

Late Season

Albritton ......... Apollo ............ Delite ............ Sentinel .......... Tenn. Beauty...

: m
= 0

'Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05. 2One ounce equals 29 grams. 3 Firmness rating: 1=rotten, 10=very firm. 4 Degree of color: 1 green, 5=dark red. 5
6 Neck

rating: 1=sunken, 4=elongated.

Cap size rating: 1 small, 2=medium, 3=large. 'Cap sbape: 4=clinging, 6=reflexed. SCavity rating:1=closed, 2=semi closed, 3=open.

APPENDIX TABLE 5 CONTINUED. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT TENNESSEE VALLEY SUBSTATION, 1987

r'3

Season and cultivar Early Season Earlibelle ........... Earliglow............ Prelude .............. Sunrise........... Titan..............

Total

db/A)

yeld
6 7 10 1 13 14 4 15 2 3 12
9J

Rank in yield

Average frut (g

Percent soluble solids

firBey3

mes

Percent exterior color

Percent interior color

Degree exterior color

Degree interior 4 color

Neck'

Cap 6 size

CsapCa shape

viy

8

5,138bcd' 5,000bcd 4,270bcde 12,150a 3,355cde

5.3f 5.8ef 5.5ef 8.4abcd 6.2ef 7.2bcdef 8.6abc 6. lef S.Sab 7.3bcdef 10.2a
7.6bcde

6.8abc 7.5a 5.4d 6.Obcd 6.Sabcd 5.%bcd 7.Oab 6.6abcd 6.4abcd 6.5abcd 6.3abcd (.Sabc 6.8abc 5.4d 6.9ab 6.Obcd

6.Thc 8.2a 5.0d 7.2ab 8.3a 8.5a 8.5a 8.5a 7.2ab 5.Scd 8.5a 5.5cd 7.3ab 7.5ab 5.Scd 6.2bcd

100a 92a 87a 90a 100a 90ta 98a 100a 100a 95a 85a 90a 100a 100a 95a 92a

93a 85ab 93a 85ab 63cde 42fg S2abc 48ef 85ab 78abcd 70bcd 58def 73abcd 28g 85ab 78abcd

4.3abc 4.6ab 4.labcd 4.labcd 4.2abc 3.4d 4.Gab 4.3abc 4.6ab 4.Obcd 4.3abc 3.7cd 4.labcd 3.8bcd 4.8a 4.labcd

4,7a 4.5a 4.5a 4.4a 3.Obc 1.8d 4.6a 3.2b 4.6a 3.8ab 4.5a 3.2b 3.7ab 2.Ocd 4.5a 3.8ab

2.lcd 3.Oab 1.5de 1.9cd 2.Ocd 2.8b 3.6a 1.9cd 1.6de 2.5bc 2.2cd 1.Jcd 2.Ocd 3.Oab 1.2e 2.4bc

1.4g 1.4g 1.6efg 2.2abcde 2.Ocdef 2.6abc 2.4abcd 2.8ab 2.lbcde 2.lbcde 2.9a 1.8defg 2.8ab 2.Ocdef 2.6abc 2.Sab

4.9a 5.2a 4.8a 4.8a 5.Oa 5.3a 5.2a 4.2a 5.2a 5.la 4.9a
4.5a

2.2ab 1.6bc 1.Thc 2.labc 2.Oabc
aI-

Mid Season Allstar ............ 3,300cde Cardinal..........S8,lO8ab Redchief......... 3,O2Ocde Scott ............. 11,478a Surecrop......... 8,268ab Tioga ............. 3,4l3cde Late Season Albritton.......4,5l3bcd Apollo ............ 4,O43bcd Delite ........... 4,9l0bcd Sentinel .......... 1,600e Tenn. Beauty... 6,223bc

1.6bc 2.Oabc 2.Oabc 2.labc 2.Oabc 2.4a 2.labc 1.5cd 1.Sbc l.Od 2.labc

w
aIa-I
dc

C)

aIC)

11 8 16 5

6.7cdef 6.4def 8.6abc
5.Sef

5.Oa 4.9a 4.6a 5.2a

c

'Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05. 2 One ounce equals 29 grams. 'Firmness rating: 1-rotten, 10-very firm. of color:l1green, 5-dark red.

m x m
m

'Degreerating: 1-sunken,
'Neck 6

4-elongated.

z
-

-a

Cap size rating: 1small, 2 medium, 3 large.

8Cap shape: 4-clinging, 6-reflexed.

Cavity rating: 1 closed, 2-semi closed, 3=open.

z

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CULTIVARS AT THE CHILTON AREA HORTICULTURE SUBSTATION, APPENDIX TABLE 6. HARVEST DATES AND PEAK HARVEST SEASON OF STRAWBERRY 1985 AND 1986, AND TENNESSEE VALLEY SUBSTATION, BELLE MINA, 1985,1986, AND 1987m

m

Harvest dates ultivCHS Early Season Earlibelle .......... Earliglo.............. Prelude ....... Sunrise .......... Titan ............. Mid Season ............... Alistar First 4/22 4/22 4/22 4/22 4/22 4/22
4/22

1985 Last Peak 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27
5/27

First 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20
4/20

CHS 1986 Last Peak 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19
5/19

First 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23
4/23

TVA 1985 Last Peak 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13
5/13

First 4/24 4/24 4/24 4/26 4/24 4/24
4/26

TVA 1986 Last Peak 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20
5/20

First 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6
5/6

TVA 1987 Last Peak 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27
5/27

m 0 Z

5/03-5/06 4/26-5/01 5/03-5/08 5/06-5/15 5/03-5/06 5/06-5/13
5/03-5/08

4/20-4/23 4/22-4/29 4/22-4/29 5/04-5/11 5/04-5/06 5/08-5/13
4/27-5/04

4/29-5/03 4/27-5/03 4/29-5/03 5/01-5/05 5/01-5/03 5/03-5/05
5/01-5/05

5/02-5/06 5/02-5/06 5/02-5/06 5/06-5/12 5/04-5/06 5/04-5/06
5/04-5/06

5/08-5/18 5/08-5/18 5/15-5/18 5/20-5/22 5/11-5/13 5/15-5/20
5/18-5/22

Z

0 .z

m
D m p m 0 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/01-5/08 5/01-5/10 5/06-5/08 5/10-5/15 5/10-5/15 5/03-5/08 5/10-5/17 5/06-5/13 5/03-5/13 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 5/10 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/19 5/04-5/08 5/04-5/11 4/27-4/29 5/06-5/11 4/22-4/27 5/06-5/11 5/11-5/15 4/27-5/04 5/04-5/11 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 4/23 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/01-5/03 5/01-5/05 5/01-5/03 5/03-5/05 5/05-5/11 5/01-5/05 5/05-5/13 5/01-5/05 5/03-5/05 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/24 4/26 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/18 5/20 5/08-5/12 5/06-5/12 5/02-5/08 5/10-5/12 5/04-5/06 5/02-5/06 5/06-5/12 5/04-5/06 5/04-5/06 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/27 5/25-5/20 5/15-5/22 5/18-5/22 5/11-5/15 5/11-5/15 5/15-5/20 5/15-5/22 5/11-5/13 5/11-5/15

Cardinal .......

Redchief.......4/22 Scott ........... 4/22 Surecrop...... 4/22 Tioga ........... 4/22 Late Season Albritton.......4/22 Apollo ......... 4/22 Delite............ 4/22 Sentinel ......... 4/22 Tenn. Beauty... 4/22

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APPENDIX TABLE 7. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS AT CHILTON AREA HORTICULTURE SUBSTATION, 1988

iNC)
C C i

Cultivar

Total eld
(lb/A)

Rank Average in fruit
yield

weght

Percent soul
solids

Date is .o
bloom

Berry 3
firmness

Percent Percent xeiritro
color color

Degree xeir
color

Degree itro 4
color

ek

a6 Cp sie shp

Cp

7

Early Season Chandler ....... Douglas ......... Earliglow...... Sunrise........... Titan ...........

2,6l3abc' l99labcdef 2,209abcdef 1,635bcdef 3,147ab

11 14 13 15 5 12 23 22 15 3 21 17 1 8 19 6 7 16 4 2 20 9 10

9.9abc 7.1f 12. lab S.7bcde S.7abc 10.2a S.5bc S.Thcde S.4bcde 12.3ab 12.5a 10.Sabc 7.Oc 10.3abc 11.9ab S.Sabc 10.Sabc S.Sbc 9.7abc 9.Sabc 10.3abc 9.3abc 9.Sabc 11.4ab 12. lab 10.Sabc 10.2abc 7.2c S.3bcde S.6bcde S.4bcde S.Sbcd S.7bcde 7.Sef 9.Oabc S.Sbcde S.Sbcde S.Thcde 7.Sef 7.7def S.6bcde 7.9cdef 7.Sef 8.Thcde 9.2ab S.9bcd

3/26 3/25 4/03 4/05 3/23 4/03 4/03 3/20 4/03 4/03 3/25 4/03 3/20 3/21 4/03 3/25 4/03 3/30 4/03 4/05 4/09 4/05 3/21

S.Sabcd S.Oabcde 9.Oab 6.Scde 6.3e 7.Sabcde S.Sabc 7.Sabcde 9.3a 7.Sabcde 7.Sabcde 6.3e 6.Sde .3abcde 9.3a 6.Scde 6.Scde 6.Sde 7.Obcde 7.3abcde 7.3abcde 7.3abcde 7.3abcde

98ab 99a 100a 99a 99a 97ab 99a 100a 100a 98ab 99a lO0n 1O0a 995 99a 99a 98ab 100a 98ab 97ab 99a 95ab 93b

79abc 76abc 86a 70abcd Slabc 4lde 54bcde 4lde 90a 54bcde 75abc 54bcde 91a 66abcde 79abc S5bcde 83ab 86a 63abcde 36e Slcde 39e 70abcd

4.lbe 4.9ab 5.Oa 4.lde 4.9ab 4.4bcde 4.3bcde 4.6abcd 4.9ab 3.8e 4.2cde 4.Sabcd 4.7abcd 4.4bcde 4.7abcd 4.9ab 4.9ab 4.Sabcd 4.7abcd 4.9ab 4.7abcd 4.Ode 4.6abcd

4.9a 4.3abcde 4.4abcd 3.3defg 4.8a 3.6bcdefg 3.2efg 2.9fg 4.9a 2.9fg 4.6abc 4.3abcde 3.Sabcdefg 4.Sabc 4.4abcd 4.Oabcdef 4.8a

1.Scd 1.Scd 2.Sabc 2.3bcd 2.Sabcd 1.5d 2.Sabc 2.Sabc 2.Sabc 3.Oab 2.3bcd 2.Obcd 3.5a 2.Sabcd 1.Scd 1.5d 2.Sabcd

3.Oa 2.3abc 2.3abc 2.Sabc 3.Oa 3.Oa 1.8c 2.3abc 2.Sab 2.Sab 1.8c 2.Sab 2.Oc 2.3abc 2.3abc 2.Sab 2.3abc 2.Sab 2.Sab 2.3abc 2.3abc 3.Oa 2.Sabc

5.8a 5.Sab 5.Sab 5.8a 4.5b 5.Sab 5.3ab 5.Oab 5.3ab 5.8a 4.Sab 4.Sab 5.3ab 5.Sab 5.Sab 5.3ab 5.8a 5.Sab 5.Sab 5.3ab 4.5b 5.3ab 5.Sab

1.3h 1.7defgh 1.4h 2.Ocde 1.Oefgh 2.7a 1.2h 1.4h 1.4h 2.Ocde 1.Sfgh 2.2bcd 1.3h 2.Rab 1.7defgh 2.Ocde 1.4h 1.9cdefg 2.Ocde 2.3abc 1.9cdefg 2.Ocde 2.4abc

Mid Season Aiko .............. 2,3Slabcd Allstar............. 636f Atlas .............. 650f Cardinal........1,Ol9def 3,277a Guardian ....... Honeyoye........ 704ef Lester............ 1,l56cdef Pocahontas......3,321a 2,546ab Redchief...... Scott .............. 9l0def Sequoia.......... 2,986ab 2,292abcde Surecrop ....... Late Season Albritton...... Apollo............ Delite ............ Lateglow .......... Marlate.......... Tenn. Beauty... 1,6l8bcdef 3,222ab 3,308a 7S6def 2,771ab 2,743ab

C)
C C

2.3bcd 4.7ab 3.6bcdefg 3.Oab 3.6bcdefg2.Obcd 3.7abcdeg 1.Scd 1.5d 2. 7 g 2.Sabc 4.2abcde

m

x

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mu

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'Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05. 'One ounce equals 29 grams. 'Firmness rating: 1=rotten, 10=very firm.

'Neck
6

(I) rating: 1=sunken, 4=elongated.

'Degree

of color: 1=green, 5=dark red.

Cap size rating: 1=snmall, 2=medium, 3=large. Cap shape: 4=clinging, 6=reflexed. "Cavity rating: 1=closed, 2=semi closed, 3=open.

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Total

Cultivar

eld

(lb/A)

Rank Average in fruit yield wih

Percent
soul1

Date
f is

solids

bloom

Percent Berry3 exterior color frns

Percent interior

color

Degree Degree exterior interior 4 color color
4.9ab 4.Sabc 5.Oab 5.6a 4.Sabc 4.Sbc 4.lc 4.6bc 5.Oab 4.4bc 5.Oab 4.4bc 5.2ab 4.Sabc 4.9ab 5.Oab 5.Oab 4.Sbc 4.9ab 4.Sbc 4.6bc 4.6bc 4.Sabc 4.Sab 4.6abc 4.5abcd 4.2abcde 4.Sabcd 2.6g 3.7ef 3.Sdef 4.9a 3.9cdef 4.9a 3.Sdef 4.5abcd 4.3abcde 4.7ab 4.4abcde 4.4abcde 4.lbcde 4.6abc 3.3f 3.Sef 3.3f 4.2abcde

Neck

8

Cap sz

shape'
Cap

Cavity

8

m

Early Season Chandler ....... Douglas .......... Earliglow...... Sunrise........... Titan ...........

15,l96abcd1 S8,494gh 11,672cdefgh 7,953h 15,4S3abc

6 22 16 23 5 8
1

7.4efgh 7.6defg 5.9j 6.3ij S.7bc

7.2efg 6.9g 9.4a .lbcde 8.5b 7.4defg
7.3ef

3/26 3/25 4/03 4/05 3/23

9.Oa 9.Oa 9.Oa 8.5a 8.7a 9.Oa 9.Oa 9.Oa 9.Oa 9.Oa
9.Ua

99a 98ab lO0a lO0a 97ab 98ab 97ab 99a lO0a 98ab lO0a 98ab lO0a 99a 99a lO0a lO0a 99a 1O0a 96ab 98ab 95b 98ab
5 Neck 6

S5abcd 76def S3abcde S2abcdef 69fghi 49j 74defgh 62ghij 94a 7oefghi 9labc 73defgh 93ab 59ij 92ab 6lhij S0abcdef 7Scdef 79bcdef 49j 75defg 53j S6abcd

3.Oabc 2.Ode 3.7a 2.2cde 3.Oabc 2.Ode 3.Oabc 3.2ab 3.Oabc 2.7bcd 3.Oabc 3.Oabc 3.Oabc 3.Oabc 2.5bcde 1.7e 3.2ab 2.Thcd 3.Oabc 3.Oabc 3.Oabc 2.Thcd 3.2ab

3.Oa 2.3abc 2.3abc 2.Sabc 3.Oa 3.Oa 1.8c 2.3abc 2.Sab 2.Sab 1.8c 2.Sab 2.Oc 2.3abc 2.3abc 2.Sab 2.3abc 2.Sab 2.Sab 2.3abc 2.3abc 3.Oa 2.Sabc

6.Oa 6.Oa 6.Oa 5.Sabc 6.Oa 6.Oa 6.Oa 5.Oc 6.Oa 5.7ab 5.7ab 5.7ab 5.7ab 5.7ab 5.7ab 5.2bc 5.7ab 5.7ab 6.Oa 5.7ab 5.7ab 6.Oa 6.Oa

1.2h 2.3b 1.7cdefg 2.lbcd 1.3gh 2.8a 1.4fgh 1.6clefgh 1.6defgh 2.Obccfe 2.Obcde 2.Obcde 1.2h 2.4ab 1.7cdefg 1.Scdef 1.3gb 2.Obcde 1.4fgh 1.Scdef 2.4ab 2.2bc 2.3b

Co

Mid Season Aiko .............. 14,l62bcde Allstar............ 18,223a Atlas ............. 11,l69defgh Cardinal ...... 13136cdeT Guardian.......11,333defgh Honeyoye .... 13,b44bccfe
Lester............

Pocahontas......13,OS8cdef Redchief ....... 10,S92efgh Scott ............. 15,726abc Sequoia.......... 11,36ldefgh Surecrop......... 9,472fgh Late Season Albritton ..... 13,S5Sbcde Apollo............ 17,662ab Delite............ 12,lo3cdefg Lateglow ....... 14,S06abccfe Marlate ......... .12,572cdef Tenn. Beauty .12,770cdef

15,7S4abc

S.5cd S.9bc 19 7.Ofghi 11 7.9cdef 18 7.6defg 10 6.4hij 3 9.4ab 12 6.2ij 20 6.5hij 4 6.8ghij 17 7.lfg hi 21 6.Sghij 9 2 15 7 14 13 6.7ghij .lcde 7.9cdef 9.9a 7.9cdef 5.1k

4/03 40 7.5cdeg 3/20 7.lfg 4/03 7.6bcdefg 4/03 .lbcde 3/25 7.7bcdefg 4/03 7.3efg 3/20 7.4defg 3/21 S.4bc 4/03 7.7bcdefg 3/25 7.5cdefg 4/03 .lbcde 7.lfg 7.3efg S.3bcd 7.Obcdef 7.Sbcdefg 3/30 40 4/05 4/09 4/05 3/21

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8.7a 8.2a 8.5a 9.Oa 8.5a 8.7a 8.7a 9.Oa 9.Oa 8.7a 8.5a 8.7a

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3

rating: 1=sunken, 4=elongated. Cap size rating: 1=small, 2=medium, 3=large. 'Cap shape: 4=clinging, 6=reflexed. 8 Cavity rating: 1=closed, 2=semi closed, 3=open.

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APPENDIX TABLE 7 CONTINUTED. PERFORMANCE OF STRAWBERRY CUILTIVARS AT CHITLTON AREA HORTICUTUREBF.SUBSTATION, 1990

Cultivar

Total yeld lb/A)

Rank in yield

Aerge fri weiggt

Percent Date B Percent Percent soluble of first Berry s exterior interior color color solids bloom firmness

Degree Degree exterior interior 4 color color

Neck

Cap size 6

Cap7Caiy shape ai'
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Early Season Chandler.......16,717a' Douglas.......... 7,375fg Earliglow.......15,633ab Sunrise ........... 8,388efg Titan ............. 15,917a Mid Season Aiko ............ 13,889abcd Allstar ......... 15,996a Atlas ........... 13,O8labcd Cardinal........16,516a Guardian.......12,O35abcdef Honeyoye .... 14,265abc Lester............ 8,766defg Pocahontas ... 13,642abcde Redchuief ....... 8,Go7defg Scott ........... 15,377abc Sequoia .......... 6,120g Surecrop ....... 10,258bcdefg Late Season Albritton ..... 13,45labcde Apollo ......... 16,492a Delite ............ 6,859fg Lateglow.......9,O79cdefg Marlate .......... 6,051g Tenn. Beauty... 7,S2Ofg

1 20 6 18 5 10 4 9 3 13 8 16 11 17 7 22 14 12 2 21 15 23 19

9.2bcdef 11.7abc 5.9f 7.7def 11.6abcd li.8ab 13.5a 11.labcde 11.Oabcde 10.9abcde 7.9cdef 10.2abcde 7.Sef 8.4bcdcf 8.7bcdef 9.6bcdef 6.3f 8.6bcdef 11.Oabcde 9.lbcdef 9.7bcdef 8.Thcdef 6.lf

5.3bc 5.Sabc 7.Oab 7.3a 6.4ab F6.5ab 6.6ab 6.Sab 6.7ab 5.9abc 4.5c 6.Oabc 7.Oab 6.Sab 6.Sab 6.3abc 6.4ab 7.Oab 6.6ab 6.3abc 5.Sabc 7.Oab 6.3abc

3/13 3/13 3/18 3/23 3/16 3/10 4/04 3/16 3/21 3/28 3/29 3/16 4/04 3/16 3/29 3/19 3/28 3/13 3/28 4/04 4/04 4/04 3/28

7.3abcd 8.6abcd 7.6abcd 7.5abcd 7.Obcd 7.7abcd 9.7a 8.2abcd 9.5ab 8.labcd 7.Sabcd 7.5abcd 8.Oabcd 9. labc 9.labc 6.7cd 6.3d 7.7abcd 7.7abcd 7.Sabcd 7.labcd 7.Sabcd 7.labcd

82a 95a 86a 99a 99a 96~a 99a 99a 100a 99a 86a 87a 100a 98a 99a 98a 83a 100a 100a 99a 86a 98a 87a

77abcd 76abcd 7labcde 88abc Slabcd
(65def

3.9a 4.4a 4.3a
4.7a

4.8a
4 4

4.Oa 4.2a 4.3a 4.6a 4.7a 4.1a 4.2a 4.3a 4.8a 4.la 4.1a 4.1a 4.6a 4.6a 4.8a 4.1a 3.9a 4.5a 4.7a 4.1a 4.Oa 4.2a 4.1a

1.lij 1.lij 3.labcd 2.5bcdefg 1.7ghij lOj 3.2abcd 3.7a 3.7a 2.Sabcdef 1.2hij 2.2efghi 3.3abc 2.2efghi 2.Sabcdef l.Oj 2.3cdefgh 2.Oefghij 3.Sab 3.Oabcde 1.Sfghij 1.7ghij 3.2abcd

2.Oabcd 2.6ab 1.5cd 1.Sbcd 2.Sab 2.2abcd 3.Oa 2.2abcd 3.0a 2.Sab 1.3d 2.3abcd 2.2abcd 2.5abc 2.6ab 2.6ab 1.5cd 2.5abc 2.Sab 2.2abcd 2.6ab 2.5abc 2.2abcd

5.Oa 5.8a 5.2a 5.6a 5.2a 60Oa 5.8a 5.0a 5.7a 5.7a 4.5a 4.7a 5.8a 5.7at 6.0a 5.6a 5.Oa 5.8a 5.6a 5.2a 4.7a 5.7a 5.Oa

1.Ofg 2.2ab 0.9g 1.3defg 1.2fg 2.5a 1.3defg 1.Sbc e 1.3defg 1.6def 1.lfg 1.Sbcde 1.3defg 1.9bc 1.4defg 1.Sbcde .9g 1.7bcde 1.5defg 1.4defg 1.5defg 1.9bc 1.Obc

.a

S6abcd 6ldef S2abcd Slabcd 78abcd S0abcd 95a 74abcde 93ab 6ldef 6Thcdef Slabcd S2abcd 49ef 77abcd 43f S4abcd

4.5a 4.7a

4.8a
4.5a

4.1a 4.la
4.7a 4.5a 4.7a

4.6a 4.0a 4.6a 4.8a
4.7a

4.0a 4.5a 4.2a

'Mean separation in columns by Duncan's multiple range test, P=0.05. 'One ounce equals 29 grams. 3 Firmness rating: 1-rotten, 10=very firm.
4

Degree of color: 1=green, 5=dark red.

5Neck rating: 1=sunken, 4=elongated. 'Cap size rating: 1=small, 2=medium, 3=large. 7 Cap shape: 4=clinging, 6-reflexed. 'Cavity rating: 1-closed, 2=semi closed, 3=open.

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Cultivar Early Season Earlibelle .......... Douglas............. Earliglow .......... Sunrise ............ Titan ........... Mid Season Aiko ................... Alstar................ Atlas .................. Cardinal............ Guardian........... Honeyoye ......... Lester Pocahontas.... Redchief...... Scott ......... Sequoia....... Surecrop...... Late Season Albritton...... Apollo ........ Delite ........ Lateglow...... Marlate....... Tenn. Beauty .. First 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 4/29 1988 Last 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/19 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 5/26 Peak 4/30-5/08 5/02-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/29-5/16 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 5/24-5/28 4/30-5/08 4/30-5/08 5/24-5/28 First 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/28 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 4/26 Harvest dates 1989 Last 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 6/5 Peak 5/01-5/08 4/26-4/28 5/05-5/12 5/17-5/22 4/26-5/01 5/19-5/22 5/15-5/22 4/26-5/01 5/17-5/22 5/12-5/17 4/28-5/01 5/19-5/22 5/15-5/22 5/12-5/17 5/15-5/19 5/05-5/10 5/08-5/15 5/17-5/22 5/15-5/22 5/26-5/31 5/15-5/22 5/12-5/22 5/10-5/15 First 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 1990 Last 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30 5/30
5/30

Peak 4/20-4/25 4/20-4/25 4/20-4/25 4/20-4/25 4/20-4/25 4/27-5/09 4/27-5/09 4/20-4/23 5/11-5/16 4/27-5/02 4/30-5/07 5/14-5/18 4/20-4/23 4/20-4/23
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5/14-5/18 4/20-4/25 5/14-5/16 5/14-5/17 5/21-5/30 5/11-5/28 5/14-5/18 4/20-4/25 r,3

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