Haiya Xu

Sanmen County Kedi Family Farm, Sanmen, 317108, Zhejiang, China
Author    Correspondence author
Plant Gene and Trait, 2026, Vol. 17, No. 5   
Received: 13 Aug., 2026    Accepted: 15 Sep., 2026    Published: 23 Sep., 2026

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This review examines the environmental characteristics of different cultivation systems and their effects on the growth performance and yield of strawberry cultivars. The differences in plant morphology, root development, physiological responses, and yield components under open-field, protected, soilless, and vertical cultivation systems were analyzed. The reviewed evidence indicates that the effects of cultivation systems on strawberry production performance were highly cultivar-dependent, and suitable cultivation systems should be selected based on cultivar characteristics, environmental conditions, and production objectives. Single-index evaluation methods can rapidly reflect the performance of specific indicators, but they are insufficient for comprehensively evaluating overall production potential. Multi-index comprehensive evaluation and digital technologies provide more scientific approaches for cultivar selection and optimization of cultivation systems. Current strawberry production still faces challenges, including unclear matching mechanisms between cultivars and cultivation systems, incomplete comprehensive evaluation frameworks, and limited applications of intelligent technologies. Future research should focus on the interaction mechanisms among “cultivar–cultivation system–environment” and integrate sensors, artificial intelligence, and precision agriculture technologies to achieve intelligent regulation of strawberry production processes, improve yield stability, fruit quality, and resource-use efficiency, and promote the strawberry industry toward more efficient, precise, and sustainable development.

Strawberry; Cultivation system; Cultivar adaptability; Yield; Comprehensive evaluation