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Calcium (Ca) uptake by the plant during fruit development is essential to maintain and improve fruit quality as well as increase resistance to bacteria and fungi attack. Calcium plays an integral role in overall plant health and cell wall structure but let us not forget about the importance of having a well-adjusted, soil-balanced cation ratio to fulfill the berry’s nutritional requirement.

Growing a crop with a high yield and good quality is important for maximum profitability. Agronomically, there is a lot that the grower can do to maximize both and proper nutrition is central to this.

Nitrogen is essential for plant growth being one of the main building blocks of proteins. It is important for biomass production and fruit production, maximizing photosynthetic assimilation leading to high strawberry yields.

Potassium has a direct effect on flower number and consequent fruit set. High levels of potassium are required for strong crop growth.

The best quality berries are uniform in size and should be glossy with a strong red color. They should also be juicy and have a strong aroma with no mold or bruises. Crop nutrition can help influencing strawberry quality to meet grower's goals.

Potassium is particularly important in terms of berry quality providing a high sugar and acid content, and a good taste to the fruit. It is important for transpiration and regulates stomatal opening and closing, helping improve water use efficiency particularly in periods of moisture stress.

Calcium is the most essential nutrient to maintain fruit integrity, health and a longer shelf-life, with reduced damage when handling.

Strawberries are very sensitive to salinity. All irrigation water contains dissolved mineral salts. Calcium can help mitigating salinity effects. Boron improves calcium distribution in new tissues.

A correct balance between macronutrients and micronutrients is essential to achieve the best possible yield and quality from strawberries.

The aim of every strawberry grower is a high yield of top quality fruit and there are a number of agronomic principals which can influence this.

Strawberries require the right nutrients, at the right time, to achieve the best results possible. Here you find an overview of the role of nutrients by strawberry growth stage.

Yara's strawberry crop nutrition program can help you achieve excellent growth and maximize the yield and quality of field grown strawberries.