Effects of drip irrigation on the yield of strawberry plants grown under arable conditions
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Forest Machinery, Street Nowoursynowska 164, PL02-787 Warsaw, Poland
*Correspondence: jaroslaw_chlebowski@sggw.pl
Abstract:
The study investigated the effects of drip irrigation on the yield of ‘Honeoye’ strawberry plants for commercial purposes grown under arable conditions throughout the harvest season. The plants were irrigated at irregular intervals depending on natural precipitation. Crop yields and fruit parameters (diameter, length, individual weight, count per plant) were compared on several harvest dates. Statistical analysis has shown that irrigation has a significant impact on yield and fruit parameters. The irrigated plants yielded more strawberries, which also had a larger diameter, length, and individual weight.
Key words:
drip irrigation, fruit crop, strawberry