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Adaptation of strawberry growing the Mechanical harvesting

VII International Strawberry Symposium

(2012)

Torres M.*, Gómez A., Arias A., Palanco J., Pérez C., and Rodríguez M.R&D Department

Adesva – Agroindustry Technological CenterHuelva, Lepe

(Spain)

Introduction

Fig. 3 Production vs. strawberry on back. Strawberry hung. Variety Candonga vs. fortune “back narrow"

Fig. 2. Comparable thesisFig.1 Trial design

Materials and methods

Results

THESIS CULTURE

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Growing in soil. Narrow back. Variety Fortuna

Growing in soil. Conventional loin. Variety Fortuna

Growing in soil. Narrow back. Variety Candonga

Growing in soil. Conventional loin. Variety Candonga

Crop substrate: coconut fiber. Variety Candonga

Growing in soil: coconut fiber + perlite. Variety Candonga

Substrate cultivation in rock wool. Variety Candonga

Fig. 4 Production vs. strawberry on back. Strawberry hung. Variety Candonga vs. fortune “conventional loin"

Fig. 5 Production sac located on the substrate Fig. 6 Production bag hanging from the substrate