date:Apr 17, 2023
to pick and pack strawberries, resulting in a more profitable outcome for growers. She explains: It takes the same amount of time to pick a small strawberry as it does to pick a large one. This breeding program is focusing on delivering a consistent fruit size that is preferred by consumers on unbranched flower stems meaning that the fruit can be picked faster either by conventional methods or through automation.
The Australian national strawberry industry has an estimated farm gate value of