Strawberry

‘Bogota’

Grows a tall, strong shrub; runner production is moderate. One of the latest ripening cultivars.

On irrigated soils the size of the berry is very large. The colour of the fruit and its flesh is red, it has a pleasant fragrance. It tastes savoury-sweet. Moderate drought resistance.

Not susceptible to Botrytis, susceptible to powdery mildew in some years. Moderately susceptible to Marsonina infection.

The fruit is slightly finned, firm, tolerates transportation well. Because the sepals cover the neck of the fruit, they are hard discard, and thus their industrial processing is difficult.

Good for fresh consumption and "Pick-Your-Own" cultivation.

‘53.116’ x ‘Tango’. Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, Netherlands, 1971. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleuges. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1992.ajánlott cultivar.

Cambridge Rival syn. Rival

Grows a medium tall, loose shrub. The leaves are medium green. Moderate runner production.

Mid-ripening cultivar; ripening starts 4 days after ‘Gorella’. The fruit is medium-sized, and truncated cone shaped. The fruits are medium red in colour, with a shiny surface and with a tender and tasty flesh.

Undemanding with regard to soil, arrangement and cultivation technique. Moderately susceptible to powdery mildew and Botrytis.

Primarily good for the fresh market. Good for both household gardening and industrial cultivation. Consistently good yields. Depending on the season, it can be fruits in fall as well.

1Dorsett’ x ‘Early Cambridge’. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1980.

‘Clery’ syn. A20-17. EU PVR 16, 743

Sturdy shrub with moderate vigour. Early ripening, productive cultivar, ripens 7-10 days before ‘Elsanta’. Has an excellent sweet taste with an intensive strawberry aroma. Very fragrant. The fruit is elongated conical shape, they are uniform there are few irregular shaped ones. The fruits are uniformly medium large in size, they are not crumbling. The colour is birght carmine red, white below the peduncule. The leaves are medium green, glittering. The flowers are medium large, they are arranged on the same level with the leaves. Produces many pollens, thus its pollination is appropriate also when forced.

This cultivar is very well adapted to the Hungarian continental climate. Indifferent to the environmental conditions. Winter hardy, requires moderate chilling.

Good resistance against leaf and root diseases.

The fruit is firm, tolerates transporting well. Good shelf life. Good for both house gardening and industrial cultivation.

‘Sweet Charlie’ x ‘Onebor’. M. Leis, A. Martinelli, and G. Castagnoli, CIV Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti, Comacchio (Ferrara), Italy. Hybridized in: 1996. Selected in: 1998.

‘Fertődi 5’ syn. F. 5.

Mid-ripening cultivar. Ripens 4-5 days after ‘Gorella’.

High or very high productivity. Shrub size is moderate, the leaves are dark green, leather-like and medium large. The fruit is glimmering, dark red in the inside and the outside, glimmering, it has a regular shape, a firm pulp and it is very attractive and tasty. The ratio of the healthy fruits on the shrub is good.

Not particularly susceptible to diseases and pests, and not choosy regarding the soils. Drought resistance is moderate, however it produces very high yields only with appropriate irrigation and nutrient supply.

A significant advantage of the cultivar is that it flourishes even when grown in soils with a pH of 8. The fruits do not crumble even at the end of the ripening.

Good for fresh consumption and for processing as well.

‘Red Star’ F₁ x ‘Fragaria ananassa’ I₁. Fertőd Research Station. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties as a main cultivar. Certified in: 1980.

‘Gorella’

Early ripening, productive cultivar. Medium large shrub, tall cultivar with erect foliage. The petioles are strong. The leaf blades are thick, leather-like, their colour is - especially on the young plants - medium or dark oil-green. Growth rate and runner production is moderate.

The fruit is large or medium-large, the shape is a slightly truncated cone. The early fruits have a varying shape, these are slightly more flattened, with larger lobes and fins. The sepals often cover the neck of the fruit, thus the hulling is not easy. The colour of the fruit and its flesh is an attractive, shiny and light red; the flesh is moderately firm. Tolerates transportation well, it tastes slightly sweet.

Usually undemanding with regard to the soil. Can be cultivated efficiently. Slightly or moderately susceptible to Botrytis. Due to its early ripening and low susceptibility to grey mould, it is good for forcing.

Good for fresh consumption.

‘Juspa’ x ‘US 3763’. Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, Netherlands. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1973.

‘Honeoye’

Robust, loose, moderately dense shrub. Runner production is moderate. The fruit is large, conical in shape, has a smooth, glittering surface. The colour is dark crimson. The achenes are sunken. There are no cavities inside the fruit and the flesh is uniformly dark red in colour. The fruit is firm, it has an aromatic sweet-sour taste. The peduncule is thin. The slightly necky calyx is upturned.

Early ripening cultivar, ripening starts 1-2 days before ‘Gorella’. The fruits ripen mutually for a short duration. Under appropriate irrigation and nutrition supply it has a high productivity.

Crop safety is good.

Good for ware production, freezing, “Pick-Your-Own” cultivation and for house gardening as well. Can be easily hulled, processed. Currently the most valued early cultivar.

USA, AES-Geneva, 1970. Vibrant x Holiday. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1993.

‘Korona’

Mid-ripening cultivar, ripens 4-5 days after ‘Gorella’. Consistent productivity. The shrub is loose, has a medium-strong vigour, the leaves are medium green. Moderate runner production. Good for perennial production. The berry is glimmering, truncated cone shaped. The pulp is dark red on the outside and on the inside. The achenes are sunken deep. It tastes pleasantly aromatic. The early fruits are large, later they become prone crumbling.

Moderately drought tolerant. Resistant to Powdery mildew and Botrytis.

Good for both fresh consumption and for freezing purposes.

‘Tamella’ x ‘Induka’. Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, Netherlands, 1972. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1988.

‘Kortes’

Early ripening cultivar, sometimes ripens before ‘Gorella’. The shrub is large, strong and it has an upright growth habit. The leaves have a thin blade and they are steely, medium green in colour. The fruit is large or very large, dark red in colour and firm. There are no cavities inside the fruit, and they have a conical shape, and can be hulled easily. The achenes on the surface of the fruit are sunken moderately deep and they are also dark red in colour. They have a pleasant sweet-sour taste.

Not particularly susceptible to diseases and pests, and not choosy regarding the soils. Drought and lime resistant. Undemanding with regard to environmental conditions. The disadvantage is that when supplied with abundant N, its vegetative growth is excessive.

Due to its high acid and flavour content, it is good for fresh consumption, freezing, and for canning as well.

F. 60258/1-62sz/16 x F. 60258/2sz. Fertőd Research Station. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Hybridized in: 1969. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1986.

‘Polka’

Mid-ripening, highly productive strawberry cultivar. The early fruits are large, but when the yield is high, the most of the fruits are moderate in size. The fruits are shimmering red, attractive and proportionate. The flesh is succulent, pleasant sweet-sour, particularly aromatic.

Produces high yields primary on clayey, nutrient rich soils with good water management. The crop safety on these soils is good, because the plant is reasonably tolerant and resistant against those fungal diseases that reduce fitness significantly. Disadvantage is that under wet conditions, it less resistant to grey mould damage, similar to ‘Senga Sengana’ cultivar, thus during blooming a preventive plant protection treatment is advised.

The unhulled strawberries are good for the fresh market, and also they can be harvested without care, although the consistency of the fruit is moderate. Good for industrial processing and for freezing.

‘Induca’ x ‘Confitura 5’. IVT, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1977. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues, Fertőd Research Station. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1996.

‘Senga Sengana’

Mid-early ripening cultivar; ripening starts 6 days after ‘Gorella’. Ripening last for a rather long period. Grows a strong, dense shrub. Runner production is low, de plant is not prone to densing. The leaves are dark olive green.

The fruits are medium or large in size and round or truncated cone in shape. They are dark red, glimmering. Firm, succulent and fragrant, the fruit has a characteristically acidic taste.

Very productive under appropriate nutrient and water supply. Resistant to strawberry mites, tolerant against Verticillium alboatrum damage. Its market value is lowered because of its susceptibility to grey mould.

Good for fresh consumption. Good for house gardening and for industrial cultivation as well.

‘Markee’ x ‘Sieger’. Volksdorf, Hamburg, Germany. The cultivar entered the market in 1954. Cultivar maintainer: Fertőd Research Station. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1966.

‘Tenira’

Mid-early ripening; ripening starts 3-4 days after ‘Gorella’. The ripening is extended, requires several pickings.

Very productive cultivar. Grows a large, dense and hemisphere-shaped shrub. The veins on the abaxial side of the leaf are strong.  Heavy runner production. The fruits are large, oval or truncated conical in shape, glimmering, red or orange-red in the inside and the outside. The achenes are sunken, yellow or yellow-brown in colour.

Undemanding and hardy cultivar, minimally susceptible to diseases, very resistant. Has a reasonable yield on good soils even without irrigation, sometimes however the fruits can crumble. Good for organic gardening.

Good for fresh consumption and "Pick-Your-Own" cultivation. Not very good for freezing, due to its flattening sepals.

‘Red Gauntlet’ x ‘Gorella’. Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, Netherlands, 1965. Registered by: Dr. Kálmán Szilágyi and colleagues. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1998.