Kaitlyn Aguiles

Sep 3, 2024

In-field Performance of Plug Transplants

Article and images by Shinsuke Agehara Plant Physiologist Dr. Shinsuke Agehara and his research team at University of Florida completed the first-year field evaluation of strawberry plug transplants in Florida. This experiment was conducted at Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm, FL. In the field experiment, we used two short-day cultivars that are…

Aug 28, 2024

Impact of Lighting on Strawberry Biology

Article and images by Edward DurnerDepartment of Plant BiologyRutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Most seasonal flowering strawberries (Junebearers) produce a single crop in the spring (except in Florida and California, USA) and are considered quantitative short-day (SD) plants at temperatures (<20C/<68F ), qualitative shortday plants at temperatures (>20C/>68F) and most fail to form flowers at…

Aug 26, 2024

Newsletter Issue 3: Student Highlights

Want to get to know more about the students highlighted in our newsletter? Scroll to read more about Dr. Ibraheem Olasupo, Lian Durón Alvarado, and Calyssa Stevenson. Dr. Ibraheem Olasupo What’s been your favorite memory or milestone of the project so far? What are you looking forward to? One of the most rewarding aspects of…

Jun 19, 2024

The California Strawberry Industry: Current Trends and Future Prospects

May 30, 2024

Highlights: 2024 Strawberry Field Day

Scroll to see highlight photos from NC State University's Strawberry field day.

May 30, 2024

Moving on: Next Steps for our Graduates

As the academic year draws to a close, the spotlight turns to the members of the SCRI PIP-CAP Team. These soon-to-be graduates are on the brink of exciting new chapters in their professional journeys. This article delves into the next steps these talented individuals will be taking after graduation.  SAMANTHA SIMARD Upon graduating with my…

May 30, 2024

Fresh Faces in CEA Spaces: Moein Moosavi-Nezhad

In CEAg World's 2024 Fresh Faces in CEA Spaces series, they chatted with Moein Moosavi-Nezhad, a graduate student who is finishing his PhD in strawberry propagation at North Carolina State University.

Apr 12, 2024

Controlled Environment Produced Plantlets from Cornell

Over the past summer, graduate student Ava Forystek and Dr. Courtney Weber at Cornell University's Agritech Campus ran a field trial to evaluate the phenotypic differences between bare root field propagated strawberry plantlets and controlled environment (CE) produced plug plants.

Apr 12, 2024

Phytotron: Photoperiod Research

The farm gate value of the strawberry industry in the United States reached $2.3 billion in 2020.

Apr 12, 2024

Phytotron: CO2 Trial

At North Carolina State University, you will find a building called Phytotron, full of large, controlled environment plant growth chambers.