Strawberry questions and answers
HORTICULTUR
Strawberry
| S.N. | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Botanical name? | Fragaria ananasa |
| 2. | Family ? | Rosaceae |
| 3. | Origin? | Man made hybrid |
| 4. | It is a cross of? | F. Chilonensis X F. Virginiana |
| 5. | Climate? | Temperate |
| 6. | Fruit of strawberry is complete fruit with? | 98% Edible portion |
| 7. | Flower colour? | white |
| 8. | All cultivated varieties are? | Octaploid |
| 9. | Mulching is an important cultural operation in strawberry cultivation. It is commercially propagated by? | Runner plants |
| 10. | Excellent source of? | Vitamin C. |
| 11. | Training is commonly followed in India? | Matted row system |
| 12. | USA is highest producer of strawberry? | |
| 13. | Strawberry has cultivated in the ………. because the price of Strawberry is high in the off-season? | Greenhouse |
| 14 | In the Greenhouse, Strawberry Plants grow? | Throughout the years. |
| 15. | Strawberry fruit is a rich source of? | Vitamin ‘C, Iron, Potassium, and fiber |
| 16. | Soil with a pH between …….. and EC below 0.7mS/cm is ideal for strawberry cultivation? | 5.5 – 7 |
| 17. | Bed preparation in strawberry? | Two-row system on one raised bed |
| 18. | Bed preparation-two rows planted on one bed the distance between? | 30 cm x 30 cm |
| 19. | Strawberry plant total life 8 – 9 months. After planting, plant will start flowering approximately? | 35 – 40 day after planting |
| 20. | The average yield obtained is approximately? | 500 – 600 gm/ plant/season |
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
| Varieties | ||
| Red coat | Pajaro | Hecker |
| Shasta | Seascape | Tioga |
| Belrubi | Douglas | Gorella |
| Midland | Premier | Dilpasand |
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