Botany krishna series 2nd semester Only Mcq type questions
Improved Variety, Selection and Sustainability of Strawberries for the Eastern United States
1. Improved Variety Selection and
Sustainability of Strawberries for the Eastern
United States
Peter Nitzsche, PI
Agricultural Agent
Cooperative Extension of Morris County
William Hlubik, Co-PI
Agricultural Agent
Cooperative Extension of Middlesex Coun
2. Objectives
• Expedite the evaluation, release, and adoption of new
strawberry selections developed by Rutgers NJAES with
outstanding flavor, improved fruit quality, and yield, to benefit
NJ farmers, gardeners, consumers
18. University Field Trials
• Replicated field trials
– Pittstown, NJ
– North Brunswick, NJ
– Castle Hayne, North Carolina
• Observation trial
– University of Maryland
19. On Farm Trials
• 10 field trials on local farms throughout New Jersey
– 8 conventional farms
– 2 organic farms
– Plastic culture (9/10)
– Matted row (1/10)
22. Media and Outreach
• 13 presentations on the project
414 attendee
• 3 published articles
• 2 short videos produced
• ‘P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home’
public television show
• ‘The Garden Show’
radio program
23. Future Plans
• 2013-2014 replicated trial
data collection and analysis
– Yield
– Fruit quality: shape,
coloring, ripening
– Flavor
– Plant vigor/ propagation
potential
27. Outcomes
• Nurseries, growers will soon
have new locally adapted
strawberry varieties for
production and marketing in
the Eastern US
• Consumers will have better
tasting strawberries