Abstract:

To select excellent strawberry varieties which are suitable for open field cultivation in Nanning of Guangxi, 3 strawberry varieties ‘Jingzangxiang’, ‘Jingtaoxiang’ and ‘Benihope’ were introduced and an investigation analysis on them was conducted. The results showed that the phenological period of ‘Jingzangxiang’, ‘Jingtaoxiang’ and ‘Benihope’ were similar to that of ‘Sweet Charlie’ under open field cultivation, their fruit soluble solid content was more than 10.5%, the fruit size was moderate, the average yield of single plant was over 0.211 kg, and the yield was more than 18990 kilograms per hectare. The 3 varieties have excellent fruit quality, and moderate or weak resistance, and can be good varieties for promotion under good management of water and fertilizer and integrated pest control.

Key words: strawberry, introduction, open field cultivation, growing performance, quality characteristics