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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Bryan Bish, New Haile, NC (US);
Daniel James Cantliffe, Gainesville, FL (US);
Craig Kellman Chandler, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 3/106 ; A01G 2/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 3/106 ; A01G 2/502 ;
Abstract
The subject invention pertains to a system and method for growing strawberry plants for transplanting. The system of the invention includes elevated gutters containing soil-less rooting medium for growth of mother plants, wherein the gutters are separated from one another by no more than 30 centimeters at their centers, drip tubing, hanging trays to root daughter plants, and means for extending the photoperiod of the mother plants. The method of the subject invention includes growing strawberry plants for an extended photoperiod in the system.