Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Faculty of Agriculture

Organic Strawberry Production

Practical Results

An alternative strategy for Lygus (Tarnished Plant Bug) management in Ontario strawberries [PDF - 674 kB]
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2011
Cyclamen Mite Management in Organic Strawberries
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. 2015
Day-neutral Strawberry Season Extension Using Low-tunnel Organic Production Systems
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. 2015
Organic Production and IPM Guide for Strawberries
- Cornell University. 2016
Organic Strawberry Prodution [PDF - 512 kB]
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. 2009
Strawberries: Organic Production
- ATTRA. 2007

Scientific Results

Are compost teas an effective nutrient amendment in the cultivation of strawberries? Soil and plant tissue effects
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2009) 89: 390–397
Dispersion, Distribution, and Movement of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Trap-Cropped Organic Strawberries
- Environmental Entomology (2013) 42: 770-778
Economic Viability and Environmental Impact Assessment of Three Different Strawberry Production Systems in the Southeastern United States
- HortTechnology (2015) 25: 585-594
Effect of the farming system and postharvest frozen storage on quality attributes of two strawberry cultivars
- Fruits (2015) 70: 351-360
Effect of pulsed electric field (PEF) pre-treatment coupled with osmotic dehydration on physico-chemical characteristics of organic strawberries
- Journal of Food Engineering (2018) 213:2-9
The effects of organic and conventional nutrient amendments on strawberry cultivation: Fruit yield and quality
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2008) 88:2669–2675
Effects of organic vs. conventional farming system on yield and quality of strawberry grown as an annual or biennial crop in southern Italy
- Scientia Horticulturae (2014) 180: 63-71
Evaluation of Organic Amendments and Flaming for Weed Control in Matted-row Strawberry
- HortScience (2013) 48: 304-310
Fruit and Soil Quality of Organic and Conventional Strawberry Agroecosystems
- PLoS ONE (2010) 5(9): e12346
Impact of Reflective Mulch on Yield of Strawberry Plants and Incidence of Damage by Tarnished Plant Bug
- Journal of Economic Entomology (2001) 94: 1477-1484
Influence of high tunnel and field conditions on strawberry growth and development
- HortScience (2006) 41: 329-335
Integrated Biological and Cultural Practices Can Reduce Crop Rotation Period of Organic Strawberries
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (2014) 38: 603-631
Introduction of Aureobasidium pullulans to the phyllosphere of organically grown strawberries with focus on its establishment and interactions with the resident microbiome
- Organic Eprints. 2014
Organic Farming Improves Pollination Success in Strawberries
- PLoS ONE (2012) 7(2): e31599
Silicon Transporters and Effects of Silicon Amendments in Strawberry under High Tunnel and Field Conditions
- Frontiers in Plant Science (2017) 8: 949
Spatial Density and Movement of the Lygus spp. Parasitoid Peristenus relictus Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Organic Strawberries with Alfalfa Trap Crops
- Environmental Entomology (2014) 43: 363-369

Dalhousie University

Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Organic Strawberry Production

Practical Results

Scientific Results

For more information about Organic Science Cluster research on organic strawberry production, please see the following Research Activities: