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The “Flavia prv” strawberry: strong interest in Spain
7 May 2016
A variety particularly suited for integrated and organic cultivation
A new success for the CIV strawberry breeding programme. Growing interest for the
Flaviapvr variety in Spain. The test plantings are confirming the variety's good performance, from both a farming and a commercial standpoint, and major groups are already scheduling pilot plantings for next year that will have good commercial impact. Produced at the CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti) Research Centre,
Flaviapvr is an early variety characterised by a high resistance to powdery mildew and leaf and root diseases in general. Suitable for tired soils, with no need for fumigation. Good adaptability to replanting and organic or low environmental impact cultivation.
Excellent flavour, very sweet, low acidity. Long-lasting and intense perceived sweetness. High percentage of superior quality fruits. Harvest time: Very early BRIX: 8.8 -11.5. Excellent firmness and shelf-life.
The
Flaviapvr strawberries—as indeed for varieties such as the
Clerypvr (a leader in France, Central and Northern Europe and some of the most highly farmed countries in the East),
Jolypvr (highly appreciated in Belgium) and
Muranopvr (which became the benchmark variety for Sainsubry’s UK)—confirm the goodness and efficacy of the strawberry breeding programme at CIV, which has been operating since 1984 on four lines of research: strawberries for the Mediterranean temperate climate, the continental climate, remontant strawberries, and varieties suitable for industrial processing. The use of classic, GMO-FREE (with no genetically modified organisms) techniques and the development of new varieties that can guarantee high production of top quality fruits, along with the natural rusticity and high vigour of the plants, are the CIV's primary goals to offer national and international markets not just quality but the best in environmental sustainability.
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The
Flaviapvr plant—thanks to its inherent vigour and rusticity—is characterised by production with a low environmental impact (e.g. low CFP, or Carbon Footprint, thanks to a lower number of treatments), which makes it particularly suitable for integrated and organic cultivation, as well as conventional cultivation.
Chairman Pier Filippo Tagliani said, “CIV stands out for its development of new strawberry varieties that meet high environmental sustainability requirements. Our goal is to give an increasingly sensible and effective response to customers' growing need for quality products in environmental/health, social and economic terms, and fully satisfy the entire supply chain, from producer to end customer”.C.I.V. CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI
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