DETERMINATION OF THE YIELD AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME STRAWBERRY VARIETIES GROWED IN THE OPEN FIELD OF YAHYALI (KAYSERI) ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

This study was carried out to determine the performance of 6 different day-neutral varieties (Albion, Monterey, Portola, Sweet Ann, Kabarla and San Andreas) 1 local genotype in open field ecological conditions Yahyalı (Kayseri/Türkiye) 2021-2022 growing season. In research, first flowering date 19 March (local genotype) 27 (Portola), harvest start May (Kabarla) 25 (Albion), end August 17 20 September (San Andreas). The period determined between 87 days 122 (Kabarla). experiment, highest fruit weight firmness were Ann variety with 11.74 g 0.75 kg-force, respectively. It that total soluble solid (TSS) content amount cultivars varied 6.16% (Sweet Ann) - 13.16 genotype), titratable acid ranged 0.48% 0.77 Andreas), pH value 3.23 4.03 genotype). While lightness (L) fruits obtained from Portola (31.09) color intensity (chroma) 31.22 (Albion) 40.75 angle (hº) 38.61 50.34 (Monterey Portola). As a result, (Kayseri) conditions, terms yield quality characteristics such as weight, color, TSS amount, Albion found be suitable, then important.