Cabrillo

Strawberry

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Albion', 'San Andreas' and 'Portola'

Summary: The plants of 'Cabrillo' have medium to many stolons whereas the plants of 'Albion' have few stolons and 'San Andreas' have few to medium number of stolons. The stolons for 'Cabrillo' have strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration whereas those for 'Portola' have weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The leaf of 'Cabrillo' has absent or weak blistering and strong glossiness whereas the leaf of 'Portola' has strong blistering and absent or weak glossiness. The inflorescences for 'Cabrillo' are positioned above the foliage whereas the inflorescence for 'Albion' are positioned beneath the foliage. The inflorescence of 'Cabrillo' have few flowers whereas that of both 'San Andreas' and 'Portola' have medium to many flowers. The flowers of 'Cabrillo' are larger than those of both 'Albion' and 'San Andreas'. The calyx is smaller than the corolla for 'Cabrillo' whereas it is larger than the corolla for both 'San Andreas' and 'Portola'. The fruit of 'Cabrillo' is medium to large whereas it is very small to small for 'Portola'. The fruit of 'Cabrillo' ranges from firm to very firm whereas that of 'Albion' is soft and that of 'San Andreas' ranges from soft to soft to medium firmness. The core of the fruit of 'Cabrillo' is medium red whereas it is white for 'Albion'.

Description:

PLANT: day neutral bearing type, semi-upright growth habit, medium foliage density, medium to strong vigour

STOLONS: medium to many, strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration

PETIOLE: length ranging from short to short to medium, upwards attitude of hairs
LEAF: small, dark green on upper side, absent or weak degree of blistering, strong glossiness, no variegation
TERMINAL LEAFLET: much longer than wide, acute base, serrate and crenate margin, straight in cross-section

TIME OF BEGINNING OF FLOWERING: very early to early season
INFLORESCENCE: positioned above foliage, few flowers
PEDICEL: slightly outwards attitude of hairs
FLOWER: calyx smaller than corolla, stamens present
PETALS: overlapping arrangement, length is equal to width, white on inner side

CALYX: attachment is level with surface of fruit, outwards attitude of sepals, slightly larger diameter than the fruit, medium to strong adherence to fruit
FRUIT: moderately longer than wide, medium to large, conical, slight difference in shape of fruit from first crop compared to second crop, absent or very narrow band without achenes
FRUIT SURFACE: orange red to medium red, even or very slightly uneven colour distribution, medium degree of glossiness, slightly uneven
ACHENES: positioned below fruit surface
FRUIT FLESH: firmness ranging from firm to firm to very firm, medium red with medium red core, medium sized cavity
TIME OF BEGINNING OF FRUIT RIPENING: very early season

Origin & Breeding History: 'Cabrillo' originated from a controlled cross between two unreleased germplasm accessions, Cal 3.149-8 and Cal 5.206-5 conducted in 2008 at the University of California in Davis, California, USA. The progeny initially designated as Cal 8.181-1 was asexually propagated by stolons in 2009 near Winters, California. The variety tested under the designation 'CN236' was selected based on productivity, fruit size, commercial appearance, flowering type (short day vs. day-neutral), plant architecture and its reaction to diseases, such as powdery mildew. Further testing was done at facilities in Watsonville, California and to a limited extent in grower fields starting in 2010.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'Cabrillo' was grown by the Expert Agriculture Team Ltd., in Chilliwack, British Columbia during the 2018 growing seasons. The trial was planted in the spring of 2017 in a randomized complete block design. Each variety consisted of 3 replicates with 10 plants per replicate for a total of 30 plants of each variety. Plants were spaced approximately 30 centimeters apart in two offset rows approximately 60 meters long. Measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of plants of each variety.

Comparison table for 'Cabrillo' with reference varieties 'Albion', 'San Andreas' and 'Portola'

Flower diameter (cm)

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Strawberry: 'Cabrillo' (left) with reference varieties 'Albion' (centre left), 'San Andreas' (centre right) and 'Portola' (right)

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Strawberry: 'Cabrillo' (left) with reference varieties 'Albion' (centre left), 'San Andreas' (centre right) and 'Portola' (right)

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Strawberry: 'Cabrillo' (top left) with reference varieties 'Albion' (top right), 'San Andreas' (bottom left) and 'Portola' (bottom right)