STRAWBERRIES CULTIVATION IN PVC SILVER FOIL

In this research are presented the investigations results of the impact of the silver foil in pomological traits of three strawberry’s cultivars (Fragaria ananassa Duch) Alba, Elsanta, Sonata and Dora planted in the open field. Researches were conducted during 2010-2011 in the testing field of the Faculty of Agriculture and included: the time of flowering, fruit maturity and pomological parameters (fruit mass, size and shape index). The designed experiment was approached with random method on four repetitions, for each repetition were investigated 25 plants x 4 repetitions = 100 plants for each parameter. Planting distances of cultivars were 40 x 30 cm in 2 rows per bed with drip irrigation system. Based on the obtained results, the strawberries cultivars differ among themselves according to its pomological traits. The average of the fruits beginning maturity was earliest for cultivar Alba (13.05), while the latest maturity average was for cultivar Sonata (16.06). Duration of fruits maturity was 35 days. The lowest yield for shrub is registered to cultivar Dora (0.434 g/plant), while higher yield had Sonata cultivar (0.841 kg/ plant). Differences between cultivars for investigated parameters were significant for both levels of 0,05 and 0,01.