Table 1. Results
for analysis of variance for early season fruit yield for strawberry plug plants
rooted on two dates with 3 different nursery conditioning environments, Irvine,
California, 1999-2000.
| Source |
DF
|
SS(U)
|
MSS
|
F
|
P
|
| Between subjects |
23
|
204573.9
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
3229.5
|
1076.5
|
0.243
|
0.8647
|
|
1
|
71795.6
|
71795.6
|
16.236
|
0.0011
|
|
2
|
52724.0
|
26362.0
|
5.962
|
0.0125
|
|
2
|
10494.7
|
5247.3
|
1.187
|
0.3323
|
|
15
|
66330.1
|
4422.0
|
|
|
Table 2. Mean early
season yield for strawberry plug plants rooted on two dates and planted in Irvine,
California, 1999-2000.
|
Rooting date
|
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
|
4-Aug
|
12
|
400.2 a
|
|
18-Aug
|
12
|
290.8 b
|
Table 3. Mean early season marketable yield for strawberry
plug plants rooted on two dates, and planted in Irvine, California on October
2, 1999.
|
Rooting date
|
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
|
4-Aug
|
12
|
343.4 a
|
|
18-Aug
|
12
|
248.8 b
|
Table 4. Influence of runner tip rooting date on early season plug plant performance, Dec 2000 through March 2001, Irvine, California.
|
Rooting
datez |
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
|
2-Aug
|
24
|
746 ay
|
461 a
|
33.4 a
|
2.86 a
|
|
16-Aug
|
24
|
758 a
|
465 a
|
30.2 b
|
2.86 a
|
z Rooting date = runner tip propagation date
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 5. Influence of runner tip rooting date on total season plug plant performance, Dec 2000 through May 2001, Irvine, California.
|
Rooting
datez |
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
|
2-Aug
|
24
|
1631 ay
|
920 a
|
28.8 a
|
2.81 a
|
|
16-Aug
|
24
|
1649 a
|
962 a
|
27.2 b
|
2.79 a
|
z Rooting date = runner tip propagation date
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 6. Mean early season marketable yield in Irvine for strawberry plug plants propagated using three container sizes on August 18, 1999.
|
Container
cell sizey |
N
|
Mean
|
|
1
|
12
|
248.8 b
|
|
2
|
12
|
311.1 ab
|
|
3
|
12
|
352.7 a
|
y 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm
deep, 3 = 8 cm wide X 8 cm deep
Table 7. Influence of plug cell size on early season plug plant performance, Dec 2000 through March 2001, Irvine, California.
|
Plug
cell sizez |
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit size
(g) |
Fruit
app. |
|
2
|
24
|
841 ay
|
509 a
|
32.1 a
|
2.83 a
|
|
1
|
24
|
663 b
|
417 b
|
31.5 a
|
2.89 a
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 8. Influence of plug cell size on total season plug plant performance, Dec 2000 through May 2001, Irvine, California.
|
Plug
cell sizez |
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit size
(g) |
Fruit
app. |
|
2
|
24
|
1711 ay
|
989 a
|
28.1 a
|
2.78 a
|
|
1
|
24
|
1569 b
|
893 b
|
27.8 a
|
2.81 a
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 9. Influence of plug cell size on total season
plug plant performance, Dec 2001 through May 15 2002, Irvine, California.
|
Plug
cell sizez |
N
|
Yield
(g/plant) |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
|
2
|
8
|
1844 ay
|
1270 a
|
27.4 a
|
2.84 a
|
|
1
|
8
|
1816 a
|
1153 b
|
26.8 a
|
2.83 a
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 10. Influence of nursery conditioning environment on early season plug plant performance, Dec 1999 through March 2000, Irvine California.
| Nurseryz |
N
|
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
| LE |
8
|
294.3 b
|
260.4 b
|
2.61 b
|
| Cooler |
8
|
334.7 ab
|
285.0 ab
|
2.72 ab
|
| HE |
8
|
407.5 a
|
341.9 a
|
2.81 a
|
z Environmental conditions Sept. 7 - 28, 1999:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
Cooler = 5°C for 15-hr night periods in a cooler with ambient daytime conditions
at Redding;
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
Table 11. Influence of nursery conditioning environment on early season plug plant performance, Dec 2000 through March 2001, Irvine, California.
|
Nurseryz
|
N
|
Yield |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
| HE |
24
|
809 a
|
483 a
|
32.7 a
|
2.87 a
|
| LE |
24
|
694 b
|
443 a
|
30.8 b
|
2.84 a
|
z Environmental conditions Aug.30 - Sept. 29, 2000:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation,
P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences among treatments,
ns indicates no significant difference
Table 12. Influence of nursery conditioning environment on early season plug plant performance, Dec 2001 through May 13 2002, Irvine, California.
| Nurseryz |
N
|
Yield |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
| HE |
8
|
439 ay
|
349 a
|
30.8 a
|
3.11 a
|
| LE |
8
|
369 b
|
276 b
|
27.2 b
|
2.84 b
|
z Environmental conditions Aug.16 - Sept. 29, 2001:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences
among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 13. Influence of nursery conditioning environment
on total season plug plant performance,
Dec 2001 through May 13 2002, Irvine, California.
| Nurseryz |
N
|
Yield |
Mkt Yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit
app. |
| HE |
8
|
1866 ay
|
1283 a
|
28.6 a
|
2.93 a
|
| LE |
8
|
1793 b
|
1141 b
|
25.6 b
|
2.74 b
|
z Environmental conditions Aug.16 - Sept. 29, 2001:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
y mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences
among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 14. Early season performance of 'Camarosa' strawberry plug plants produced with various rooting dates, container sizes and nursery locations compared with conventional, bare-root nursery transplants in Irvine, California, 1999-2000.z
|
Trt. no.
|
N
|
Plant material
|
Tip rooting date
|
Plug cell sizey
|
Nursery environmentx
|
Performance Dec. 13 - Feb. 28
|
|||
|
Total yield
(g/plant) |
Marketable yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit size
|
App.
(1-5) v |
||||||
|
1
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
1
|
LE
|
261.3 cdw
|
234.3 de
|
26.6 abcd
|
2.59 bc
|
|
2
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
1
|
Cooler
|
251.8 d
|
210.4 e
|
27.7 abc
|
2.71 bc
|
|
3
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
1
|
HE
|
359.4 bcd
|
301.8 bcde
|
27.8 abc
|
2.79 bc
|
|
4
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
2
|
LE
|
364.6 bcd
|
309.3 abcde
|
24.4 bcd
|
2.60 bc
|
|
5
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
2
|
cooler
|
274.2 cd
|
224.2 e
|
22.8 d
|
2.76 bc
|
|
6
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
2
|
HE
|
465.4 ab
|
399.7 abc
|
27.9 abc
|
2.73 bc
|
|
7
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
3
|
LE
|
448.8 ab
|
383.3 abcd
|
26.5 abcd
|
2.69 bc
|
|
8
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
3
|
cooler
|
426.9 abc
|
346.3 abcde
|
23.6 cd
|
2.69 bc
|
|
9
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
3
|
HE
|
426.5 abc
|
328.6 abcde
|
23.9 bcd
|
2.75 bc
|
|
10
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 4
|
1
|
LE
|
327.3 bcd
|
286.6 cde
|
27.8 abc
|
2.66 bc
|
|
11
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 4
|
1
|
cooler
|
417.6 abcd
|
361.5 abcde
|
28.2 ab
|
2.71 bc
|
|
12
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 4
|
1
|
HE
|
455.7 ab
|
382.0 abcd
|
27.7 abc
|
2.86 ab
|
|
13
|
4
|
plug
|
July 21
|
1
|
HE
|
485.5 ab
|
444.5 ab
|
29.7 a
|
2.84 ab
|
|
14
|
4
|
plug
|
July 21
|
3
|
HE
|
569.5 a
|
457.5 a
|
25.5 abcd
|
2.49 c
|
|
15
|
4
|
plug
|
-
|
-
|
HE
|
280.4 cd
|
237.3 de
|
29.4 a
|
3.10 a
|
z for all treatments, plants were lifted from the nursery on September 28 and established in Irvine on October 1, 1999.
y 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep, 3 = 8 cm wide X 8 cm deep
x Environmental conditions Sept. 7 - 28, 1999; LE
= exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (lat. 41.3
N, elev 150 m);
Cooler = exposure to 5° C for 15-hr night periods in a walk-in cooler with
ambient daytime conditions at Redding, Calif.;
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (lat. 41.8° N, elev
1,200 m)
w Mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05
v App. = subjective appearance score with 5 = best
Table 15. Performance of 'Camarosa' strawberry plug plants produced with various rooting dates, container sizes and nursery locations compared with conventional, bare-root nursery transplants in Irvine, California, 1999-2000.z
|
Trt. no.
|
N
|
Plant material
|
Tip rooting date
|
Plug cell sizey
|
Nursery environmentx
|
Performance Dec. 13 - Feb. 28
|
|||
|
Total yield
(g/plant) |
Marketable yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit size
|
App.
(1-5)v |
||||||
|
1
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
1
|
LE
|
1918 bcw
|
1466 ab
|
26.6 abcd
|
2.79 bc
|
|
2
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
1
|
Cooler
|
1927 bc
|
1436 ab
|
27.7 abc
|
2.83 bc
|
|
3
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
1
|
HE
|
2272 ab
|
1685 a
|
27.8 abc
|
2.88 ab
|
|
4
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
2
|
LE
|
1963 bc
|
1451 ab
|
24.4 bcd
|
2.79 bc
|
|
5
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
2
|
cooler
|
1611 c
|
1163 b
|
22.8 d
|
2.88 ab
|
|
6
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
2
|
HE
|
2348 ab
|
1722 a
|
27.9 abc
|
2.83 bc
|
|
7
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
3
|
LE
|
2234 ab
|
1681 a
|
26.5 abcd
|
2.82 bc
|
|
8
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
3
|
cooler
|
2096 ab
|
1567 a
|
23.6 cd
|
2.82 bc
|
|
9
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 18
|
3
|
HE
|
2222 ab
|
1649 a
|
23.9 bcd
|
2.88 ab
|
|
10
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 4
|
1
|
LE
|
2087 ab
|
1568 a
|
27.8 abc
|
2.80 bc
|
|
11
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 4
|
1
|
cooler
|
2103 ab
|
1602 a
|
28.2 ab
|
2.85 bc
|
|
12
|
4
|
plug
|
Aug. 4
|
1
|
HE
|
2186 ab
|
1658 a
|
27.7 abc
|
2.92 ab
|
|
13
|
4
|
plug
|
July 21
|
1
|
HE
|
2136 ab
|
1654 a
|
29.7 a
|
2.85 ab
|
|
14
|
4
|
plug
|
July 21
|
3
|
HE
|
2459 a
|
1753 a
|
25.5 abcd
|
2.68 c
|
|
15
|
4
|
bare root
|
-
|
-
|
HE
|
1975 ab
|
1412 ab
|
29.4 a
|
3.03 a
|
z for all treatments, plants were lifted from the nursery on September 28 and established in Irvine on October 1, 1999.
y 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep, 3 = 8 cm wide X 8 cm deep
x Environmental conditions Sept. 7 - 28, 1999; LE
= exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (lat. 41.3
N, elev 150 m);
Cooler = exposure to 5° C for 15-hr night periods in a walk-in cooler with
ambient daytime conditions at Redding, Calif.;
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (lat. 41.8° N, elev
1,200 m)
w Mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean separation, P < 0.05
v App. = subjective appearance score with 5 = best
Table 16. Early season yield performance of plug and
bare-root transplants, Irvine, Calif. from Dec. 2000 through Mar., 2001.
|
Trt. no.
|
Plant material
|
N
|
Rooting
date |
Nursery
environ.z |
Cell sizey
|
Leavesx
|
Yield
g/plant |
Mkt Yld
g/plant |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit app.w
|
|
1
|
plug
|
6
|
14-Jul
|
HE
|
2
|
+
|
1051 av
|
648 a
|
33.9 abcde
|
2.90 bc
|
|
2
|
plug
|
6
|
14-Jul
|
LE
|
2
|
+
|
709 cdef
|
445 bcde
|
28.8 gh
|
2.91 bc
|
|
3
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
HE
|
1
|
+
|
750 bcde
|
463 bcde
|
33.6 abcdef
|
2.89 bc
|
|
4
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
HE
|
2
|
+
|
932 ab
|
547 ab
|
36.3 a
|
2.78 c
|
|
5
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
LE
|
1
|
+
|
567 efg
|
365 cdef
|
31.5 bcdefgh
|
2.91 bc
|
|
6
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
LE
|
2
|
+
|
733 bcde
|
470 abcde
|
32.0 bcdefg
|
2.85 bc
|
|
7
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
HE
|
1
|
+
|
701 cdef
|
439 bcde
|
30.6 cdefgh
|
2.89 bc
|
|
8
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
HE
|
2
|
+
|
855 abc
|
485 abcd
|
30.3 cdefgh
|
2.83 bc
|
|
9
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
LE
|
1
|
+
|
635 def
|
402 bcdef
|
30.1 defgh
|
2.89 bc
|
|
10
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
LE
|
2
|
+
|
843 abc
|
533 abc
|
29.8 fgh
|
2.85 bc
|
|
11
|
plug
|
6
|
NA
|
HE
|
NA
|
+
|
709 cdef
|
453 bcde
|
34.0 abcd
|
3.03 ab
|
|
12
|
plug
|
6
|
NA
|
HE
|
NA
|
-
|
498 fg
|
317 def
|
31.1 bcdefgh
|
3.20 a
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y Environmental conditions Aug.16 - Sept. 29, 2000:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
x + indicates leaves left on at time of transplanting; - indicates leaves removed at time of tranplanting
w subjective fruit appearance score: 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
v mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences
among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 17. Total season yield performance of plug and
bare-root transplants, Irvine, Calif. from Dec. 2000 through Mar., 2001.
|
Trt. no.
|
Plant material
|
N
|
Rooting
date |
Nursery
environ.z |
Cell sizey
|
Leavesx
|
Yield
g/plant |
Mkt Yld
g/plant |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit app.w
|
|
1
|
plug
|
6
|
14-Jul
|
HE
|
2
|
+
|
1829 av
|
1098 a
|
29.4 abc
|
2.72 c
|
|
2
|
plug
|
6
|
14-Jul
|
LE
|
2
|
+
|
1467 abcd
|
914 abcd
|
26.5 cd
|
2.87 bc
|
|
3
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
HE
|
1
|
+
|
1640 ab
|
892 abcd
|
29.0 abc
|
2.82 bc
|
|
4
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
HE
|
2
|
+
|
1810 a
|
997 ab
|
30.6 a
|
2.72 c
|
|
5
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
LE
|
1
|
+
|
1450 abcd
|
853 abcd
|
28.0 abcd
|
2.80 bc
|
|
6
|
plug
|
6
|
2-Aug
|
LE
|
2
|
+
|
1625 abc
|
940 abcd
|
27.5 bcd
|
2.81 bc
|
|
7
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
HE
|
1
|
+
|
1636 ab
|
953 abcd
|
27.5 bcd
|
2.83 bc
|
|
8
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
HE
|
2
|
+
|
1695 ab
|
978 abc
|
27.3 bcd
|
2.79 bc
|
|
9
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
LE
|
1
|
+
|
1548 abcd
|
873 abcd
|
26.8 cd
|
2.81 bc
|
|
10
|
plug
|
6
|
16-Aug
|
LE
|
2
|
+
|
1716 ab
|
1043 a
|
27.0 cd
|
2.80 bc
|
|
11
|
bare-root
|
6
|
NA
|
HE
|
NA
|
+
|
1614 abc
|
983 abc
|
30.0 ab
|
2.95 ab
|
|
12
|
bare-root
|
6
|
NA
|
HE
|
NA
|
-
|
1467 abcd
|
869 abcd
|
27.7 bcd
|
3.12 a
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y Environmental conditions Aug.16 - Sept. 29, 2000:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
x + indicates leaves left on at time of transplanting; - indicates leaves removed at time of tranplanting
w subjective fruit appearance score: 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
v mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences
among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 18. Early season yield performance of plug and bare-root transplants, Irvine, Calif. from Dec. 2001 through May 13, 2002.
|
Trt. no.
|
Plant material
|
N
|
Nursery
environ.z |
Cell sizey
|
Yield
g/plant |
Mkt Yld
g/plant |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit app.w
|
|
1
|
plug
|
6
|
HE
|
1
|
807 av
|
557 a
|
30.8 a
|
2.94 ab
|
|
2
|
plug
|
6
|
LE
|
1
|
692 a
|
467 b
|
26.3 c
|
2.71 c
|
|
3
|
plug
|
6
|
HE
|
2
|
791 a
|
519 ab
|
29.4 ab
|
2.97 a
|
|
4
|
plug
|
6
|
LE
|
2
|
713 a
|
460 b
|
26.7 bc
|
2.73 bc
|
|
12
|
bare-root
|
6
|
HE
|
NA
|
417 b
|
277 c
|
31.4 a
|
2.88 abc
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y Environmental conditions Aug.16 - Sept. 29, 2000:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
w subjective fruit appearance score: 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
v mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences
among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 19. Total season yield performance of plug and
bare-root transplants, Irvine, Calif. from Dec. 2001 through May 13, 2002.
|
Trt. no.
|
Plant material
|
N
|
Nursery
environ.z |
Cell sizey
|
Yield
g/plant |
Mkt Yld
g/plant |
Fruit
size (g) |
Fruit app.w
|
|
1
|
plug
|
6
|
HE
|
1
|
1960 av
|
1370 a
|
29.0 ab
|
2.92 ab
|
|
2
|
plug
|
6
|
LE
|
1
|
1730 a
|
1169 b
|
25.8 bc
|
2.74 c
|
|
3
|
plug
|
6
|
HE
|
2
|
1773 a
|
1195 ab
|
28.2 abc
|
2.94 a
|
|
4
|
plug
|
6
|
LE
|
2
|
1858 a
|
1112 b
|
25.5 c
|
2.75 bc
|
|
12
|
bare-root
|
6
|
HE
|
NA
|
1324 b
|
1015 b
|
30.0 a
|
2.95 a
|
z 1 = 5 cm wide X 6 cm deep, 2 = 6 cm wide X 11 cm deep
y Environmental conditions Aug.16 - Sept. 29, 2000:
LE = exposure to ambient light and temp. conditions at Redding, Calif. (41.3°
N, elev 150 m);
HE = exposure to ambient conditions at Macdoel, Calif. (41.8° N, elev 1,200
m)
w subjective fruit appearance score: 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
v mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; different letters indicate significant differences
among treatments, ns indicates no significant difference
Table 20. Results for analysis of variance for total
marketable yield for high elevation plugs
and bare-root transplants grown in fumigated and non-fumigated soils in Irvine,
1999-2000.
| Source |
DF
|
SS(U)
|
MSS
|
F
|
P
|
|
11
|
1495953.2
|
135995.7
|
|
|
|
1
|
1215422.0
|
1215422.0
|
49.253
|
0.001
|
|
1
|
81242.8
|
81242.8
|
3.292
|
0.107
|
|
1
|
1871.5
|
1871.5
|
0.0758
|
0.790
|
|
8
|
197416.9
|
24677.1
|
|
|
Table 21. Performance of Camarosa plugs and bare-root
transplants in fumigated and
non-fumigated soil in Irvine, California, 1999-2000.
|
Fumigation trt.
|
Plant material
|
N
|
Total yield
(g/plant) |
Fruit size
(g) |
| Fumez |
bare root
|
3
|
1579.4 ay
|
27.0 a
|
|
plug
|
3
|
1698.0 a
|
25.3 a
|
|
| Non fume |
bare root
|
3
|
742.5 b
|
21.3 b
|
|
plug
|
3
|
976.0 b
|
22.3 b
|
z preplant fumigation with a 2:1 mixture of methyl bromide:chloropicrin, applied at a rate of 350 lbs/acre.
y Mean separation withing columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05
Table 22. Performance of Camarosa plugs and bare-root transplants
in fumigatedz and non-fumigatedy soil in Irvine, California, 2000-01.
| Fumigation trt. |
Plant material
|
N
|
Total yield
(g/plant) |
| Fumez |
bare root
|
8
|
1331 nsx
|
|
plug
|
8
|
1305 ns
|
|
| Non fume |
bare root
|
8
|
1258 ns
|
|
plug
|
8
|
1212 ns
|
z preplant fumigation with a 2:1 mixture of methyl bromide:chloropicrin, applied at a rate of 350 lbs/acre.
y nonfumigation on virgin strawberry ground following a 20-year barley rotation
x mean separation within columns by Tukey's mean
separation, P < 0.05; ns indicates no significant difference between treatments