Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa): A Comprehensive Report

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Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch) is one of the high-value horticultural crops in the world, gaining popularity due to its flavor, nutritional value, and versatile uses. This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of strawberries, including botany, history, use, global statistics and trends, crop physiology, and production. Strawberry, a herbaceous perennial plant, thrives in a wide variety of climates, including temperate, grassland, mediterranean, taiga, and subtropical. Botanically, a strawberry is an accessory fruit, not a true berry. They are known for their beneficial health properties like anti-carcinogenic, anticardiovascular, anti-inflammatory, anti-neurodegenerative, and anti-diabetic. Global yield and production is showing a rising trend, with China as the leading producer. The crop physiology section encompasses propagules, vegetative & flowering stages, fruit development and ripening, dormancy, and stress physiology of strawberries. Likewise, the production section provides detail explanation from starting of cultivation to harvesting and post-harvesting. The report also covers a discussion on the relation between plant physiology and production, sustainability aspects, and international perspectives.

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