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Preharvest effects on postharvest quality of spring-planted, day-neutral strawberries in high tunnels

Article number
1194_15
Pages
91 – 98
Language
English
Abstract
Intensive specialty crop production within high tunnel systems in the Central US has greatly expanded.
This production system, along with spring-planted day-neutral strawberries, could provide growers with early and late-season income.
We identified which spring-planted, day-neutral strawberry cultivars grown in a high tunnel system perform optimally in regards to yield, quality, storage life, and consumer preferences, while investigating the effect of evaporative cooling on above parameters.
The experiment was conducted at Kansas State University Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center in 2014. Six commercially-available cultivars were evaluated (‘Albion’, ‘Evie 2’, ‘Monterey’, ‘Portola’, ‘San Andreas’, and ‘Seascape’). Fruit (90-100% red), was harvested twice weekly and four harvests were evaluated for postharvest quality throughout the season.
Strawberries were stored at 3°C for 8 days.
Physical and organoleptic quality were evaluated every other day, and nutritional quality was evaluated the day of harvest.
Consumer analysis determined overall likeness (9-pt hedonic scale) based on color, flavor, texture, and sweetness.
Visual quality, on a scale from 5 (excellent) to 1 (very poor), respiration rate, and water loss was monitored everyday throughout storage.
Our results indicate ‘Portola’, ‘Evie 2’, and ‘Seascape’ had significantly high yields (p<0.0001) at 0.603, 0.526, and 0.476 kg plant-1, respectively. ‘Portola’, ‘San Andreas’, ‘Monterey’, and ‘Seascape’ maintained better visual quality throughout storage life (p=0.01). In support, moisture loss (%) of ‘Portola’, San Andreas’, and ‘Monterey’ was significantly low throughout storage life (p<0.001), with significantly high respiration rate of ‘Seascape’. The physical quality of all cultivars was maintained throughout storage life, with the exception of ‘Seascape’ and ‘Evie 2’. Consumer research indicated significantly high overall liking of ‘Monterey’ and ‘Albion’ (p<0.001), confirming physical and organoleptic analysis.
Little difference was observed among evaporative cooling plots.
Our results indicated that growing day-neutral strawberries in a high tunnel in Kansas has potential for success based on yield and quality.

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Authors
K. Gude, C.L. Rivard, H.P. Chiebao, M. Swaney-Stueve, E.D. Pliakoni
Keywords
evaporative cooling, quality analysis, health benefits, consumer study
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