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1. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF STRAWBERRY
 Presented by
 Fahad nazir
 14-ARID-514

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Growing areas
 Agro climatic requirements
 Types of strawberry
 Planting
 Nutrition
 Variety
 Insect and disease
 Disorder
 Harvesting and yield

3. INTRODUCTION
 Strawberry belongs to genus Fragaria.
 It grows well in temperate and sub-tropical areas of
the country.
 Strawberry is rich in Vitamin C and iron
 Plant height is 8-10 inches.

4. GROWING AREAS
 It is mainly growing in
northern areas of the
country like Swat,
Charsadda, Mansehra,
Haripur, Abbottabad,
Mardan,and Peshawar.
 In punjab Gujrat,
Sialkot, Jhelum,
Chakwal, and Multan.

5. AGRO-CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS
 Strawberry grows well
under temperate
climate.
 Sandy loam to loamy
soil.
 PH 5.7-6.5 is ideal for
cultivation.

6. TYPES OF STRAWBERRY
 Always the first fruit to
ripen
 Plant produce many
runners
 Grow as ground cover.
 Bloom and set fruit all
season
 Plant produce few
runners
 Grow in containers or
in a specimen bed.
June bearing Ever bearing

7. PLANTING
 Strawberry is propagated by
runner plants.
 Ideal time of planting runners
is September-October.
 Runners are uprooted from
nursery, made into bundles
and planted in the field.
 The soil should be frequently
irrigated to reduce water
stress in the leaf.
 In the model scheme, a
spacing of 30 cm. x 30 cm is
usually follow.

8. NUTRITION
 A fertilizer dose of
 25-50 tones farmyard manure,
 75-100 kg. N,
 40-120 kg. P2O5,
 40-80 kg. K2O/ha. may be applied.

9. VARIETIES
.
Chandler Early glow Tristar Monterey

10. GROWTH REGULATORS
 Application of GA3 (50 ppm.) sprayed four days
after flowering and
 Maleic hydrazide (0.1-0.3%) sprayed after flowering
increases the yield by 31-41%.

11. INSECT PESTS
 Application of endosulfan (0.05%) or malathion
(0.05%) has been found to be effective.
Hairy
caterpillar
Cut worm
White
grub

12. DISEASES
Grey mold leaf spot
 Application of carbendazim / thiophanate methyl
has been found to be effective.

13. DISORDER
 Albinism is a physiological
disorder in strawberry.
 It is probably caused by
certain climatic conditions
and extremes in nutrition.
 Fruits remain irregularly
pink or even totally white
and sometimes swollen.
 They have acid taste and
become less firm.

14. HARVESTING AND YIELD
 Strawberries are generally
harvested when half to three
fourths of skin develops
color.
 Strawberries are harvested in
small trays or baskets.
 Plants start bearing in second
year.
 However, an average yield of
175-300 q./ha. may be taken
from a well managed
orchard.

15. REFERENCES
 http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Fertilizer_for_Str
awberries
 http://nhb.gov.in/report_files/strawberry/STRAWBE
RRY.htm
 http://www.agribusiness.com.pk/benefits-and-
variety-of-strawberry-in-pakistan/