Abstract
ABSTRACT Strawberry [ Fragaria × ananassa (Weston) Rozier] cultivation is increasingly shifting toward soilless systems due to soilborne disease pressures and sustainability concerns. Peat, the traditional substrate of choice, faces ecological and economic challenges, driving the search for alternative materials. Biochar, a carbon‐rich byproduct of biomass pyrolysis, offers benefits such as enhanced water retention and nutrient dynamics, while wood distillate (WD), a secondary pyrolysis product, functions as a biostimulant promoting plant growth and stress resilience. This study evaluated the effects of biochar (0, 2% and 4% wt/wt) and WD (0, 2.5 mL/L, 5 mL/L and 10 mL/L on the substrate and 3 mL on the leaves) on soilless strawberry cultivation. Biochar had minimal impact during early growth but improved plant height, root length, and leaf area at harvest, particularly at higher concentrations, while at lowest doses, fruit yield and most quality parameters were unaffected, with slight improvements in colour and soluble solids. WD treatments, especially at 2.5 and 5 mL/L, enhanced several morphological and physiological traits. While neither amendment significantly increased yield or bioactive compound accumulation, both demonstrated potential to improve plant vigour and fruit quality. These findings support the use of biochar and WD as sustainable inputs in resource‐efficient, climate‐resilient strawberry production systems.
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Claim · model-written summary
Biochar improved strawberry plant height, root length and leaf area at harvest, particularly at higher concentrations.
- Taxon
- Strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Organ / stage
- at harveste2
- Treatment
- Biochare1
- Outcome
- plant height, root length, and leaf areae2
- Direction
- improvede2
- Qualifier
- particularly at higher concentrationse2
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
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t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e1“Biochar had minimal impact during early growth”
e2“but improved plant height, root length, and leaf area at harvest, particularly at higher concentrations”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar had minimal impact on strawberry early growth.
- Taxon
- StrawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Treatment
- Biochare1
- Outcome
- impact during early growthe1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
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Verbatim
t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e1“Biochar had minimal impact during early growth”
Claim · model-written summary
At lowest doses, strawberry fruit yield and most quality parameters were unaffected.
- Taxon
- StrawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Treatment
- at lowest dosese3
- Outcome
- fruit yield and most quality parameterse3
- Direction
- unaffectede3
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
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Verbatim
t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e3“while at lowest doses, fruit yield and most quality parameters were unaffected, with slight improvements in colour and soluble solids”
Claim · model-written summary
At lowest doses, strawberry fruit colour and soluble solids slightly improved.
- Taxon
- StrawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Treatment
- at lowest dosese3
- Outcome
- colour and soluble solidse3
- Direction
- improvementse3
- Qualifier
- slighte3
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e3“while at lowest doses, fruit yield and most quality parameters were unaffected, with slight improvements in colour and soluble solids”
Claim · model-written summary
Wood distillate treatments enhanced several morphological and physiological traits of strawberry, especially at 2.5 and 5 mL/L.
- Taxon
- StrawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Treatment
- WD treatmentse4
- Outcome
- several morphological and physiological traitse4
- Direction
- enhancede4
- Qualifier
- especially at 2.5 and 5 mL/Le4
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e4“WD treatments, especially at 2.5 and 5 mL/L, enhanced several morphological and physiological traits”
Claim · model-written summary
Neither amendment significantly increased strawberry yield or bioactive compound accumulation.
- Taxon
- StrawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Treatment
- amendmente5
- Outcome
- yield or bioactive compound accumulatione5
- Direction
- increasede5
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e5“neither amendment significantly increased yield or bioactive compound accumulation”
Claim · model-written summary
The findings support the use of biochar and wood distillate as sustainable inputs for strawberry production.
- Taxon
- StrawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- cv. Charlottet0
- Treatment
- biochar and WDe7
- Outcome
- use of biochar and WD as sustainable inputse7
- Setting
- Controlled Conditionst0
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Verbatim
t0“Strawberry Plants (cv. Charlotte) Under Controlled Conditions”
e7“support the use of biochar and WD as sustainable inputs”
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