Strawberry cultivars vary widely in size, color, flavor, shape, degree of fertility, season of ripening, liability to disease and constitution of plant. Some vary in foliage, and some vary materially in the relative development of their sexual organs. In most cases, the flowers appear hermaphroditic in structure, but function as either male or female.
For purposes of commercial production, plants are propagated from
runners and, in general, distributed as either bare
root plants or plugs. Cultivation follows one of two general models—annual plasticulture, or a perennial system of matted rows or mounds A small amount of strawberries are also produced in greenhouses during the off season...
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