Strawberry Cultivation Step by step guide

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Table of Contents

Strawberry Cultivation
Soil Requirement For Strawberry Cultivation
Bed Preparation
Basal Dose and F.Y.M
Mulching
Irrigation
Planting
Plant Spacing
Planting
Plant Lifecycle
Fertigation for Strawberry Cultivation ( 500 square/meter)
Strawberry Harvesting

Strawberry Cultivation

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Strawberry plant required a medium range of temperature. In the Greenhouse, strawberry
cultivation is better because the quality and quantity of strawberryfruit are much better than
outside strawberry cultivation.

In India, strawberry cultivated in areas like Mahabaleshwar, Ooty, Idukki, Punjab, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh and the northeast state of India.

Mostly Strawberry crop is cultivated in open field; Nowadays Strawberry has cultivated in
the Greenhouse also because the price of Strawberry is high in the off-season. In the
Greenhouse, Strawberry Plants grow through the years.

Strawberry fruit is a rich source of vitamin ‘C, Iron, Potassium, and fiber.

Soil Requirement For Strawberry Cultivation

Strawberry plant performs best on the dry sandy soil. Heavy waterlogging soils are not
suitable for strawberry cultivation.

Soil with pH between 5.5 – 7 and EC below 0.7mS/cm is ideal for strawberry cultivation

Bed Preparation
Two-row system on one raised bed is useful for strawberry cultivation.

Bed width: 60 cm
Pathway: 50 cm
Height: 45 cm
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Basal Dose and F.Y.M
Basal dose & F.Y.M is add at the time of bed preparation this basal dose & F.Y.M improve
soil structure & provide nutrients gradually.

F.Y.M. – Ten tonnes/acre

18:46:00 (Di-Ammonium Phosphate – D.A.P.) 50 kg/acre

Mulching

Mostly Mulching is used in Strawberry cultivation and before plantation mostly black and
silver mulching paper is select.

The main use of plastic mulching is to maintain soil temperature, in addition to protecting
the roots from cold injury.

Other advantages of mulching are it helps to reduced fruit decay, clean fruits, soil moisture
conservation, saving irrigation water, preventing weed growth and lowering soil
temperature during hot weather and protecting flower from frost.

Irrigation

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Drip irrigation is the used in strawberry cultivation. In the drip system, 1- 2 lateral lines of 16
mm, with dripper at every 30 cm and having the discharge of 2 or 4 liter/hour

Maintaining optimum soil moisture level is necessary as Strawberry is a relatively shallow-

rooted plant and highly susceptible to drought.

Planting
Strawberry cultivation season In India

Maharashtra August to November

North East November to January

North India September to January

South India January and July

Plant Spacing
Two rows planted on one bed the distance between 30 cm x 30 cm.

Total plant population in per acre is 24,000 plants.

Planting

Well, root developed plant is Select for planting. The selected

plant will be planted on the bed, while in planting take care the
crown part of the plant.

This crown part should not contact the soil, from 1/3 of the
plants.

After that irrigation of the bed using sprinkler & Maintained

moisture on the bed.

Plant Lifecycle
Strawberry plant total life 8 – 9 months. After planting, if the conditions are appropriate for
the desired growth of the plant, the plant will start flowering approximately 35 – 40 after
planting.

Fertigation for Strawberry Cultivation ( 500 square/meter)

20-50 days after plantation

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 12:61:00 500g Monday, Wednesday & Friday

13:00:45 500g Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

50-60 days after plantation

19:19:19 500g Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Calcium nitrate 250g Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

60-100 days after plantation.

16:08:24 500g Monday, Wednesday & Friday

00:00:50 250g Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Micronutrient 12g Once in a week

Strawberry Harvesting

When Strawberry fruit got 50% -75% natural crimson

colourstarts harvesting. Harvesting Strawberry best time is in the morning. Strawberry
harvested 3-4 times in the week. Strawberry fruit harvested in small trays or baskets.

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The average yield obtained if the plant management and climatic conditions are conducive
is approximately 500 – 600 gm/ plant/season.

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