Control of nitrogen and water in full-grain barn for a sustainable transition to increased taste and storage quality Soil service of Belgium
Main goal in the study was to achieve a higher fruit quality in strawberry trough sustainable irrigation and nitrogen (N) fertilization. The project focused on the relation between irrigation and N fertilization with fruit firmness and taste quality. Taste quality was quantified by the ratio between sugars and acids.
Irrigation trials were set up between 2014 and 2017 at Proefcentrum Hoogstraten (PCH) and Proefcentrum Fruitteelt ...