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2015-05-01

Strawberry yields with high-tunnel and open-field cultivations and the relationship with vegetative and reproductive plant characteristics

Rendimiento del cultivo de fresa bajo macrotúnel y a campo abierto y su relación con aspectos vegetativos y reproductivos de la planta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v33n2.52000

Keywords:

Fragaria x ananassa, ‘Monterey’, ‘Albion’, high tropics, crop protection, plant health (en)
Fragaria x ananassa, 'Monterey', 'Albion', trópico alto, protección de cultivos, fitosanidad (es)

Authors

  • Carlos Mario Grijalba Universidad Militar Nueva Granada - Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences - Agrobiology Research Group
  • María Mercedes Pérez-Trujillo Universidad Militar Nueva Granada - Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences - Agrobiology Research Group
  • Diana Ruiz Universidad Militar Nueva Granada - Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences - Agrobiology Research Group
  • Ana María Ferrucho Universidad Militar Nueva Granada - Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences - Agrobiology Research Group
In Colombia, high-tunnel systems may be a viable alternative for increasing the yields of strawberry crops due to their ability to prevent fruit losses and plant damage caused during periods of high precipitation. This study aimed to compare the yield and its relationship with vegetative and reproductive components of Albion and Monterey strawberry cultivars, established in open-field and high-tunnel systems in Cajica (Colombia), at 2,562 m a.s.l. and 4°56'N, 74°00'W. A combined analysis of the environments was carried out. A random complete block design was used in each environment with six replications for each cultivar. This study evaluated the relationship between the leaf area, the number of crowns, the number of leaflets, the number of flowers, the number of inflorescences, the number of flowers per inflorescence, the number of fruits, the incidence of foliar damage, the yield per plant and the fruit size. There were positive correlations between the vegetative variables and the reproductive variables, which explained why 'Monterey', a cultivar with more vigor, presented a higher yield that 'Albion'. The growth conditions in the high-tunnel system promoted rapid vegetative growth in the 'Monterey' plants, with an increase in yield and a decrease in losses. The 'Albion' cultivar plants in the high-tunnel system presented a decrease in fruit losses; however, these plants did not present differences in the yield, as compared to the plants established in the open-filed system. Despite the benefits of a decrease in fruit losses due to rot seen in the high-tunnel system, this system had an increase in powdery mildew and calcium deficiency.

En Colombia, los macrotúneles pueden ser una alternativa viable para aumentar los rendimientos en el cultivo de fresa debido a su capacidad para prevenir pérdidas de fruta y daños en las plantas ocasionados en las épocas de altas precipitaciones. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar el rendimiento y su relación con componentes vegetativos y reproductivos, de los cultivares de fresa Albion y Monterey establecidos en condiciones de campo abierto y bajo macrotúnel, en Cajicá (Colombia), 2.562 msnm y 4°56'N, 74°00'O. Se realizó un análisis combinado de los ambientes. En cada ambiente se trabajó un diseño de bloques completos al azar con seis repeticiones para cada cultivar. Se evaluaron las relaciones entre el área foliar, el número de coronas, de foliolos, de flores, de inflorescencias, de flores por inflorescencia, de frutos, la incidencia de daños foliares, el rendimiento por planta y el tamaño del fruto. Se presentaron correlaciones positivas entre las variables vegetativas con las reproductivas, lo que explica porque 'Monterey', un cultivar con mayor vigor, presentó un mayor rendimiento que las plantas del cultivar 'Albion'. Las condiciones de crecimiento en el macrotúnel promovieron un rápido crecimiento vegetativo en las plantas de 'Monterey' con un aumento en los rendimientos y disminución en las pérdidas. Las plantas del cultivar 'Albion' bajo macrotúnel presentaron una disminución en las pérdidas de fruta, sin embargo, no presentaron diferencias de rendimiento en comparación a las establecidas en campo abierto. A pesar de los beneficios que trae el macrotúnel en la disminución de pérdidas de la fruta a causa de pudriciones, se presentó un aumento en la incidencia de mildeo polvoso y la deficiencia de calcio.

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Grijalba, C. M., Pérez-Trujillo, M. M., Ruiz, D., & Ferrucho, A. M. (2015). Strawberry yields with high-tunnel and open-field cultivations and the relationship with vegetative and reproductive plant characteristics. Agronomía Colombiana, 33(2), 147-154. https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v33n2.52000