Study on Soilless Culture of Facility Strawberry

The aim of this study was to establish a set of soilless cultivation and management method of facility strawberry cultivation in the south of China. In the research, strawberry species, substrate formulae, cultivation modes and nutrient solutions were selected and optimized. Three-dimensional strawberry cultivation was much suitable for Frandy, Hongbao and Gumei No.1; substrate with coconut shred-mushroom residue-peat soil ratio at 2:2:1 was the optimal; the treatment C^sub 3^, containing Ca(NO^sub 3^)^sub 2^.4H^sub 2^ O, KNO^sub 3^, (NH^sub 4^)^sub 2^HPO^sub 4^, MgSO^sub 4^.7H^sub 2^O, and NH^sub 4^NO^sub 3^ at 280, 303, 62, 246 and 80 mg/L, promoted strawberry growth, and the cultivated strawberry was large and thick in leaves, thick in stem, dark green in leaf color, with best fruit yield and quality. Among three cultivation modes, the density, space use ratio and yield in the treatment with PVC pipes in A-shape were all higher and the strawberry was easier and more convenient for picking. The research provides references for soilless cultivation of strawberry in the south of China.