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20 Cards in this Set
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What family does this crop belong to?
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Rosaceae
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Give the scientific name for the commercially cultivated strawberry
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Fragaria × ananassa
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What is the floral biology of the strawberry?
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- perfect flowers
- 5 petals - 5 sepals - many anthers and pistils |
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Botanically, what type of fruit does this crop produce?
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achenes
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Most of the processed strawberries available in the USA are grown in
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- California - Oregon - Washington |
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The important commercial strawberry cultivars for processing in Oregon are:
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- Tillamook
- Totem - Hood |
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The major processed end uses in Oregon are:
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- IQF= Individually Quick Frozen.
- Sugar and sliced; typically 4+1. - Puree. - Juice. - Dried, freeze-dried. |
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The desirable fruit characteristics for processing are:
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- Maintains integritywhen processed.
- Excellent internal andexternal color. - Intense flavor. - High sugars and acids. - Capped. |
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Most of the fresh market strawberries available for purchase in the USA are grown in:
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- California - Florida - Mexico |
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The desirable fruit characteristics for fresh market are:
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- Firm
- Large - Attractive - Tough skin |
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The important commercial strawberry cultivars for fresh market are:
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- Monterey (day-neutral) - San Andreas - Albion |
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Most fresh market strawberries are grown in this type of production system:
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Matted Row |
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Define: Crown |
base of the plant where all the stems meet |
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Define: Achene |
tiny "seed" on the red fleshy receptical |
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Define: Runner |
A stem that grows off the mother plant creating a daughter plant. |
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Define: Receptical |
Red fleshy fruit that holds the achene |
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Define: Calyx/Cap |
The green leaf on top of the receptical |
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Define: Day-neutral Vs. June-Bearing |
Day-neutral : constantly producing fruit until weather becomes unfavorable June-Bearing : Flowers produced during short days of late summer/fall |
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Define: Matted Row |
- 15" row , 3'-4' between rows - leave runners - plants will form "Matts" |
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Define: Hill System |
- 12" rows - remove runners - remove weeds / use plastic |
