Back to Basics: Chill in Strawberries

This article explains what chill means in strawberry production, how in-field and supplemental chill affect runner plant conditioning, vigour, transport resilience and fruiting-field performance, and why chill requirements vary by variety, nursery source and growing conditions.

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Categories: Australian Berry Journal, Strawberry, Winter 26
Tags: 0-7°C, 1-2°C storage, branch crowns, carbohydrate reserves, chill accumulation, chill hours, chill requirement, chilling, cold storage, crown development, daylength, flower bud formation, fresh plants, frigo plants, fruiting field, in-field chill, low chill varieties, no chill varieties, nursery production, nursery runners, photoperiod, plant vigour, planting date, root development, runner harvest, runner plants, runner storage, starch reserves, storage chill, strawberry chill, strawberry dormancy, strawberry establishment, strawberry physiolog, strawberry productivity, strawberry runners, strawberry varieties, strawberry vigour, supplemental chill, transplant resilience, transport resilience
Author: Helen Newman, Sandy Shaw
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