Relationship between the Inflorescence Characteristics and Fruit Size and Uniformity of Fruit for Labor-saved of Harvesting and Preparation in Strawberry

This study investigated morphological inflorescence characteristics associated with fruit size and concentrated ripening of strawberry fruit for labor-saving during harvesting and preparation of strawberries. Fruit weight was highly correlated with node length and diameter, total pedicle length, node/total pedicle length ratio and node/lower node diameter ratio. Large fruit tended to have long pedicles and wide diameter of the node. Fruit weight during concentrated ripening strawberries was highly correlated with the coefficient of variation in node length and diameter per fruit. ‘Pajaro’ demonstrated desirable characteristics suitable for labor-saving during harvesting and preparation with basal branching clusters and long pedicles and wide node diameter.