Thermal Vulnerability and Potential Cultivation Areas of Four Day-Neutral Strawberries in Chile: Implications for Climate Adaptation.

ABSTRACT: Understanding strawberry thermal resilience is crucial for optimizing cultivation in the face of climate change. However, its thermal niche remains underexplored. We assessed the thermal vulnerability of leaves and flowers in four day-neutral strawberry varieties cultivated in Chile and evaluated potential shifts in their suitable cultivation areas under warming scenarios. Tolerance to freezing, heat (LT₅₀), and Thermal Tolerance Breadth (TTB) were determined, and habitat suitability was modeled using MaxEnt under two climate change projections and time periods. Heat LT₅₀ of leaves and flowers was similar across strawberry varieties, averaging 56 °C. Conversely, the average freezing LT₅₀ of flowers was 12 K less negative than that of leaves across varieties

SUBMITTER: Sierra-Almeida A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12566917 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature