Yu Yang^1,*, Biao Jia¹, Xin Ma^1,*, Hailing Shang¹, Shuai Lou¹, Chao Zhang¹, Jianming Zhao¹, Min Li¹, Jiali Bao¹, Zhongbo Wang², Dongjie Jia³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.95, No.5, 2026, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2026.081047 - 27 May 2026

Abstract Small berries, represented by strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and aronia berries, are increasingly valued worldwide for their rich nutritional content and economic potential. This review systematically outlines the growth characteristics of these berries, with a focused analysis on strawberries-including their ecological adaptations and responses to soil, water, temperature, light, and nutrition. It further elaborates on the integrated technical system for protected strawberry cultivation, covering cultivar selection, seedling propagation, transplanting, water and nutrient management, environmental control, flower and fruit regulation, green pest control, and post-harvest handling. The paper also discusses innovative models for industry development, such as More >

Geng Zhang¹, Xiangyu Ding², Zidan Wen², Chao Liu², Duyen T. P. Nguyen³, Jinxiu Song⁴, Zejin Zhang⁵, Zhiming Yan^1,6, Yuanhua Wang^1,*, Zhengnan Yan^2,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.95, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2026.077381 - 28 February 2026

Abstract As a pivotal environmental factor, light, comprising intensity, photoperiod, and spectrum, governs the entire life cycle of strawberries by mediating alterations in the plant’s morphological, physiological, and biochemical traits. Although extensive research has been conducted on light-mediated growth regulation in horticultural crops, most reviews focus primarily on leafy and fruiting vegetables, with limited attention given to berry crops such as strawberries. Additionally, most existing reviews concentrate on one or several growth stages, failing to systematically characterize light’s effects throughout the entire growth cycle and postharvest stage. This review briefly summarizes the regulatory roles of light More >

Hira Akhtar¹, Akhtar Hameed^1,*, Rana Binyamin¹, Kashif Riaz², Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam^1,3, Faizan Ali⁴, Subhan Ali¹, Zuniara Akash⁵, Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer^6,*, Kamran Ikram⁶, Yasir Niaz⁶, Hafiz Haider Ali^7,8

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.3, pp. 561-581, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.061262 - 31 March 2025

Abstract Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) is well known among consumers because of its attractive color, delicious taste, and nutritional benefits. It is widely grown worldwide, but its production has become a significant challenge due to changing climatic conditions that lead to abiotic stresses in plants, which results in poor root development, nutrient deficiency, and poor plant health. In this context, the major abiotic stresses are temperature fluctuations, water shortages, and high levels of soil salinity. The accumulation of salts in excessive amounts disrupts the osmotic balance and impairs physiological processes. However, drought reduces fruit size, yield, and quality.… More >

Desy Nurliasari¹, Awaly Ilham Dewantoro¹, Muhammad Adly Rahandi Lubis^2,3, Roni Kastaman^1,4,*, Mohamad Djali^3,5, Efri Mardawati^1,3, Devi Maulida Rahmah^1,3, Siti Nurhasanah^3,5, Akbar Hanif Dawam Abdullah^2,3, Lukmanul Hakim Zaini^6,7,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 181-197, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2024.056475 - 20 January 2025

Abstract Konjac is an ideal candidate for edible coatings on fruits due to its hydrophilic properties, film-forming ability, barrier properties, safety, and biodegradability. Meanwhile, the high market demand for strawberries necessitates post-harvest treatment to extend their shelf life and preserve their quality, as strawberries are known for their fragile skin and soft texture. To fully utilize konjac and develop high-quality coating films, native konjac flour (NKF) and konjac glucomannan (KGM) were extracted from its corm and used as a coating film for strawberries in the present study. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the physical properties… More > Graphic Abstract

Shoukai Lin^1,3,4,*, Yifan Xiong², Shichang Xu^1,2, Manegdebwaoaga Arthur Fabrice Kabore², Fan Lin⁵, Fuxiang Qiu^1,2,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.7, pp. 1485-1502, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.050990 - 30 July 2024

Abstract The SWEET (sugar will eventually be exported transporter) family proteins are a recently identified class of sugar transporters that are essential for various physiological processes. Although the functions of the SWEET proteins have been identified in a number of species, to date, there have been no reports of the functions of the SWEET genes in woodland strawberries (Fragaria vesca). In this study, we identified 15 genes that were highly homologous to the A. thaliana AtSWEET genes and designated them as FvSWEET1–FvSWEET15. We then conducted a structural and evolutionary analysis of these 15 FvSWEET genes. The phylogenetic analysis enabled us… More >

Chengjun Wang^1,2, Fan Ding^2,*, Yiwen Wang¹, Renyuan Wu¹, Xingyu Yao², Chengjie Jiang¹, Liuyi Ling¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 1481-1501, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046876 - 30 January 2024

Abstract The real-time detection and instance segmentation of strawberries constitute fundamental components in the development of strawberry harvesting robots. Real-time identification of strawberries in an unstructured environment is a challenging task. Current instance segmentation algorithms for strawberries suffer from issues such as poor real-time performance and low accuracy. To this end, the present study proposes an Efficient YOLACT (E-YOLACT) algorithm for strawberry detection and segmentation based on the YOLACT framework. The key enhancements of the E-YOLACT encompass the development of a lightweight attention mechanism, pyramid squeeze shuffle attention (PSSA), for efficient feature extraction. Additionally, an attention-guided… More >

Jian Chen¹, Jing Zhang², Gang Pan³, Dandan Huang^1,*, Shuhua Zhu¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.1, pp. 15-28, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.045621 - 26 January 2024

Abstract Ellagic acid (EA) is a natural antioxidant, widely present in a lot of forms’ soft fruits, nuts, and other plant tissues, and helpful for promoting human health; however, its protective effect on postharvest fruit and improving the quality index of postharvest fruit have rarely been studied. In this experiment, the strawberries were soaked in 0, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 mg L⁻¹ EA, respectively, and the influential EA on fruit quality and the antioxidant system of strawberries were studied. Compared with the control, EA treatment can reduce the browning degree and rotting rate of strawberry… More >

LINGJIAO FAN¹, DAN SONG¹, YINGWEI KHOO², MENGMENG WU¹, TENGFEI XU¹, XIAOLI ZHAO¹, HONGQING WANG¹

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 263-273, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.016306 - 28 September 2021

Abstract

Strawberry mottle virus (SMoV) and strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) cause diseases on strawberry plants, but the effect of coinfection of SMoV and SVBV on the growth, development, and defense system of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne) remains unknown. We investigated the effect of SMoV and SVBV co-infection on strawberry cultivar ‘Benihope’. The results showed that stem diameter, leaf size, leaf number, relative chlorophyll content, total chlorophyll content, photosynthetic parameters, and stomatal aperture of SMoV and SVBV co-infected strawberry (VIS) plants were in a weaker level than uninfected control plants, indicating that viruses inhibited the growth and

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LEI JIANG^1,2,3,#, SHUAI LI^1,#, XIZI JIANG¹, TONG JIANG^1,2,3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.6, pp. 1695-1702, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015250 - 01 September 2021

Abstract It was rarely reported about strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) genome sequence in China and most countries worldwide. In this work, we determined the complete genome sequences of two SVBV isolates in China, designated SVBV-AH and SVBV-BJ, that were obtained from naturally infected strawberry samples from Anhui province and Beijing city of China, respectively. The complete genomes of SVBV-AH and SVBV-BJ were 7,862 nucleotides (nts) and 7,863 nts long, respectively, and both constituted with seven genes typical of the caulimoviruses. Alignment of complete nucleotide sequences showed that SVBV-AH and SVBV-BJ shared a significant nucleotide sequence… More >

Wan Hyun Cho¹, Sang Kyoon Kim², Myung Hwan Na¹, In Seop Na^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 4003-4024, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018758 - 24 August 2021

Abstract Fruit processing devices, that automatically detect the freshness and ripening stages of fruits are very important in precision agriculture. Recently, based on deep learning, many attempts have been made in computer image processing, to monitor the ripening stage of fruits. However, it is time-consuming to acquire images of the various ripening stages to be used for training, and it is difficult to measure the ripening stages of fruits accurately with a small number of images. In this paper, we propose a prediction system that can automatically determine the ripening stage of fruit by a combination… More >