Abstract
Soilless cultivation represents a promising method for the future of the horticulture industry as it offers advantages such as improved quality control over the growth environment and mitigation of uncertainties related to soil, water, and nutrient availability. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of different environments, specifically greenhouse (GH) and open-field (OF), on the growth, phenotypic characteristics, physio-biochemical properties, qualitative parameters, and antioxidant capacity of strawberries cultivated using a soilless system. The aforementioned parameters were measured in both the GH and OF settings. Our findings revealed that the growth, yield, and morphological parameters were significantly higher in the GH environment compared to the OF. However, when considering fruit quality indices such as fruit texture firmness, fruit dry matter percentage, taste index (TSS/TA ratio), and post-harvest shelf-life, the OF cultivation method exhibited significantly superior results. Moreover, various aspects, related to plant physiology and biochemistry, antioxidant enzyme activity, total antioxidant capacity (DPPH), vitamin C content, and secondary metabolites, were found to be significantly higher in the OF environment compared to the GH. Overall, the results of our study suggest that OF soilless cultivation outperforms GH cultivation in terms of fruit quality, antioxidant capacity, and post-harvest shelf-life. Despite the observed decrease in fruit growth and yield, soilless strawberries grown in OF are likely to yield a final product of higher quality and nutritional value compared to those cultivated in a GH environment. These findings highlight the potential of OF soilless cultivation as a viable approach for strawberry production, emphasizing the importance of considering not only yield but also qualitative aspects and the nutritional value. Further exploration and optimization of soilless cultivation techniques in OF settings could contribute to the advancement of sustainable horticultural practices.
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Greenhouse strawberries had significantly higher growth, yield, and morphological parameters than open-field strawberries.
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e0“growth, yield, and morphological parameters were significantly higher in the GH environment compared to the OF”
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Open-field strawberries had significantly better fruit texture firmness, dry matter, and taste index than greenhouse strawberries.
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- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae2
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- OF cultivation methode0
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- fruit texture firmness, fruit dry matter percentage, taste index (TSS/TA ratio)e0
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e0“fruit texture firmness, fruit dry matter percentage, taste index (TSS/TA ratio), and post-harvest shelf-life, the OF cultivation method exhibited significantly superior results”
e1“compared to the GH”
e2“strawberries cultivated using a soilless system”
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Open-field strawberries had significantly better postharvest shelf life than greenhouse strawberries.
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- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae2
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- post-harvest shelf-lifee0
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e0“post-harvest shelf-life, the OF cultivation method exhibited significantly superior results”
e1“compared to the GH”
e2“strawberries cultivated using a soilless system”
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Open-field strawberries had significantly higher antioxidant enzyme activity and total antioxidant capacity than greenhouse strawberries.
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- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae1
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- OF environmente0
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- antioxidant enzyme activity, total antioxidant capacity (DPPH)e0
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- highere0
- Comparator
- GHe0
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e0“antioxidant enzyme activity, total antioxidant capacity (DPPH), vitamin C content, and secondary metabolites, were found to be significantly higher in the OF environment compared to the GH”
e1“strawberries cultivated using a soilless system”
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Open-field strawberries had significantly higher vitamin C and secondary metabolites than greenhouse strawberries.
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- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae1
- Treatment
- OF environmente0
- Outcome
- vitamin C content, and secondary metabolitese0
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- highere0
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- GHe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“vitamin C content, and secondary metabolites, were found to be significantly higher in the OF environment compared to the GH”
e1“strawberries cultivated using a soilless system”
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