Yield and Fruit quality of Two Strawberry Cultivars (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) Under Three Types of Hydroponic Systems

Abstract

The experiment was carried out in greenhouse at Directorate of Agriculture Researches/ Ankawa - Erbil
Ministry of Agriculture and water resources / Kurdistan Regional Government – Iraq during 26-9-2021
to 1-4-2022 to the aim, which are yield and fruit quality of two strawberry cultivars (Sabrina and
Camarosa) production and fruit characteristics under three systems Hydroponics (Vertical Nutrient Film
(NFT), deep water culture (DWC) and horizontal Nutrient Film (NFT). The results showed significant
differences among the treatments, As the Sabrina cultivar had a superiority over Camarosa in terms of
the size of the fruits, the percentage of un-marketed fruits, ( TSS%) and (TTA%). the Camarosa
cultivar outperformed the Sabrina cultivar of the number of flowers and fruits, the weight of the fruits,
the total production of the plant; as well as, the percentage of marketable fruits and the percentage of
iodization of juice, treatment of DWC was superior in both number of flowers.plant-1, number of
fruitS.plant-1, fruit weight (g), fruit size (cm3), plant yield (g), percentage of viable and nonmarketable fruits, (TSS%), (TTA%) and ratio between them, anthocyanin content in fruits and juice
percentage %, The data showed non-significant differences among hydroponic systems and cultivars in
terms of the percentage of vitamin C, ; however, significant differences were found in the interaction
between the treatments for all studied traits.