The strawberry is one of the most common hybrids of the genus Strawberry in the Rosaceae family, a perennial herb whose parents are the F. virginiana, native to North America, and the F. chiloensis, from Chile in South America, and which was later cross-bred in France. It is now the most widely cultivated strawberry variety. An octoploid plant, seed germination takes 10-14 days. Deep red round or heart-shaped berry body with pure white flesh, sepals and bracts spreading.

The edible part is the pseudo-fruit, unlike most fruits that develop from the ovary, the fruit of the strawberry develops from the receptacle, and it is not the fruit of the strawberry that people eat, but the part of the receptacle that grows larger after spreading pollen, and the fruit of the strawberry is a multitude of small dots covering the surface of the strawberry.

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Characteristics of Strawberries

The fruit is slightly heart-shaped, bright red and juicy, with a soft texture, moderately sweet and sour, and an aromatic odor. Moreover, it is easy to reproduce and can be harvested in only half a year, and the traditional harvesting time is spring and summer. Each plant can produce fruit for two years, and the harvest period can be as long as half a year, which can increase the land utilization rate and income for the orchard before the fruit trees mature and produce fruit. However, because of the characteristics of the strawberry fruit, as soon as it enters the flowering stage, it is no longer allowed to use pesticides.

Storage of strawberries

The best place to store strawberries is in a refrigerator at a near-zero temperature without frost. In addition, they can also be stored under ultraviolet light or under inert gas. Freezing is also an effective method of preservation. When washing strawberries, gently wash them before removing the tips to avoid losing vitamin C. Impurities that may be attached to the strawberries will not run in through the tips during the washing process.

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