Localized chilling of crowns promotes floral bud differentiation in strawberry transplants in a closed transplant production system.

ABSTRACT: A stable supply of transplants with floral buds is required to improve the initial yield of the June-bearing cultivars of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.). A closed transplant production system (CTPS) enables year-round production to meet the demands for the year-round production of strawberries in plant factories. In this study, we evaluated the performance of a novel method involving the localized chilling of strawberry crowns using silicone tubes containing circulated chilled water at different temperatures (10, 15, or 20°C) at the nighttime and different chilling regimes (daytime, nighttime, or entire day) under high air temperature conditions in a CTPS in terms of floral bud differentiation. We observed that 4 weeks of localized chilling at 10 or 15^oC du

SUBMITTER: Shin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11799775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature