The relative importance of some yield components in East of Scotland strawberry plantations

Yield components were measured in 69 plantations of the strawberry cv. Cambridge Favourite located in eastern Scotland. Yield of fruit/ha was positively correlated with number of crowndha. Number of berries/truss (inflorescence), mean berry weight and weight of fruithuss were negatively correlated with number of emerged trusses/crown. Weight of fruit/truss was positively correlated with both number of berries/truss and mean berry weight. Since crown number accounted for more than 50% of the yield variance it is suggested that the potential yields of strawberry plantations can be predicted from crown counts made during the dormant period.