-4-


 February yields were from clones 79-1125, 'Selva', 'Fern', and 'Santana'.
 Seasonal yields above 3000 flats/acre were harvested from clones 81-2465,
 80-1340, 79-1126, 81-1183, 81-872, and 'Dover'. 'Tufts', and 'Pajaro' gave
 high seasonal yields, but yields came late in the season when fruit prices
 were very low.
 Average marketable fruit weight was highest with 'Santana' followed by
 81-2689, 'Parker', 80-866, and 79-1126. All cultivars, except 'Dover', 'Fern',
 and 'Selva' plus breeding lines 81-2465 and 79-1126 had low percentages of
 their fruit rated as cull. Cull fruit were generally the result of small
 fruit harvested late in the season when large numbers of fruit are on the
 plant at one time.

5. Albregts, E. E., and C. M. Howard. 1986. Strawberry variety trials 1986.
 Dover AREC Research Report DOV-1986-1. 11 pp.

 Only 'Selva', a day neutral cultivar, produced fruit in December; the yield,
 45 flats per acre, was added to the January yields. Clone 81-2689 gave
 highest January yield. Clones 81-1350, 82-1452, 82-576, 82-594, 'Chandler',
 and 'Selva' also produced high January yields.
 Since 'Chandler' and 'Selva' were grown in Canada and removed late from the
 nursery, flower initiation had occurred in the nursery. Since plants from
 Florida nurseries generally initiate flower later than those grown in Canada,
 the Canadian grown plants would be expected to have high early yields.
 February yields of 'Chandler' and 'Selva' were reduced while those clones
 producing high January yields also produced high February yields. Fourteen
 clones, but no cultivars, produced yields greater than 2500 flats/acre.
 Highest seasonal yields were produced by clones 82-576 and 81-2689. Highest
 average marketable fruit weight for total yields were from clones 82-594,
 81-2689, 82-1452, and 'Pajaro', all exceeded 17 g. The percent cull yields
 were lowest with 'Selva', Ten other clones had percent cull yields of less
 than 20%. If the average cull fruit weight was less than 7 g, over 50% of the
 culls were small fruit. If fruit weight was greater than 7 g, greater than
 50% of the culls were the result of rots. Culls from clones 'Pajaro' and 82-
 594 were mostly from rots.

6. Albregts, E. E., and C. M. Howard. 1987. Strawberry variety trials 1987.
 Dover AREC Research Report DOV-1987-2. 8 pp.

 Several clones produced fruit in December. 'Douglas' had received chilling
 in the nursery prior to setting in fruiting plots, and 'Selva' is a day
 neutral cultivar. Neither 'Douglas' nor 'Selva' produced well in January or
 for the season. Florida breeding lines 81-2689 and 81-1350 produced some fruit
 in December and the highest yields in January. Highest seasonal marketable
 yields were produced by FL-84-1528, FL-81-2465, FL-84-2260, FL-79-1126, and
 FL-83-457. Seasonal yields were very low with the 3 cultivars. 'Selva' was
 infested with mites upon planting and plants were never completely free of
 them which probably reduced 'Selva' yields. However, 'Douglas' plants were
 some of the largest in the trial while 'Pajaro' were of normal size, yet both
 produced poor yields. Highest average marketable fruit weight came from
 FL-82-594 and FL-82-1452. Seven other Florida breeding lines produced fruit
 averaging 16 g or more. Clones producing more than 75% of their fruit as
 marketable were FL-82-1452, FL-83-418, and FL-83-3385. Forty-three percent of
 the 'Douglas' and 'Pajaro' fruit were cull; about one-half were too small and
 one-half had rots. Breeding lines FL-82-67 and MS-74 had lowest percent
 marketable fruit and these were noted cull mostly because of small size.