Digital Images Library of UF Strawberry Varieties

The ultimate goal of the program is to develop a series of varieties that will provide West Central Florida with a steady supply of high quality fruit from November until April. The current emphasis in the breeding program is to develop an improved early variety and to increase the number of useful varieties generated from the seedlings evaluated. Tissue culture propagation and genetic research may increase efficiency of the breeding program.

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'Carmine' - In 2001, 'Carmine' was released to the public.  Perhaps not as sweet as 'Sweet Charlie', 'Carmine' appeals to growers because of its deep red color and longer shelf life, which is imperative for Florida growers who ship most of their fruit to northern states.

'Earlibrite' - 'Earlibrite’ is a short day cultivar.  It has a more compact plant habit than ‘Sweet Charlie’ or ‘Camarosa’, currently the standard strawberry cultivars grown in west-central Florida.

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'Strawberry Festival' -‘Strawberry Festival’ is a short day cultivar.  It has a vigorous plant that tends to produce numerous runners if planted in early October in central Florida.

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'Sweet Charlie' - University of Florida (UF) cultivar; resistant to anthracnose fruit rot; fruit has a distinctly sweet flavor due to a high sugar/acid ratio.

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'Rosa Linda' - This variety has produced high early season (December through February) yields of attractive, flavorful fruit in trials at the University of Florida’s research center in Dover.

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