UCD Mojo

Strawberry

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'UCD Finn' and 'Albion'

Summary: The plants of 'UCD Mojo' have absent or very few stolons with absent or sparse pubescence on the stolons whereas those of 'Albion' have few stolons with dense pubescence on the stolons. The flower of 'UCD Mojo' has a smaller diameter than that of 'UCD Finn'. The fruit of 'UCD Mojo' is large to very large whereas the fruit of 'Albion' is medium to large. The fruit of 'UCD Mojo' has a calyx with strong adherence whereas the fruit of 'Albion' has a calyx with weak adherence.

Description:

PLANT: day neutral type, semi-upright growth habit, medium to dense foliage, medium vigour
STOLONS: absent or very few, absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration, absent or sparse pubescence

PETIOLE: short to medium length, horizontal attitude of hairs
STIPULE: absent or very weak to weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration
LEAF: medium size, dark green upper side, absent or weak blistering, strong glossiness, no variegation
TERMINAL LEAFLET: moderately longer than wide, acute base, serrate and crenate margin, concave in cross-section

FLOWERING: begins early
INFLORESCENCE: positioned beneath foliage, few to medium number of flowers
PEDICEL: slightly outwards attitude of hairs
FLOWER: calyx larger than corolla, overlapping petal arrangement, stamen present
PETAL: equally long in relation to width, white inner side

CALYX: raised attachment, slightly larger than fruit, downwards attitude of sepals, strong adherence to fruit
FRUIT: begins early, moderately longer than wide, large to very large, conical shape, none or very slight to slight difference in shape between terminal fruit and other fruit, very firm, medium sized cavity
FRUIT SURFACE: medium red, even or very slightly uneven colour distribution, strong glossiness, slightly uneven, medium width of band without achenes, achenes positioned below surface
FRUIT FLESH: light red, white core

Origin & Breeding History: 'UCD Mojo' originated from a cross conducted in 2012 in Davis, California between the proprietary parents '07C203P001' and '08C150P009'. 'UCD Mojo' was selected for asexual propagation in 2013 in Winters, California based on the intensity of flowering under long day lengths and high summer temperatures.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'UCD Mojo' was conducted by Expert Agriculture Team Ltd., in Chilliwack, British Columbia during the 2023 growing season. The plots were arranged in a RBC design with 3 replicates. Each replicate consisted of 10 plants for a total of 30 plants of each variety. Plants were double offset rows planted with approximately 30 cm between plants and 20 centimetres between the offset rows. Measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of 10 plants of each variety. Mean differences were significant at the 5% confidence probability level based on a paired Student's t-test.

Comparison table for 'UCD Mojo' with reference varieties 'UCD Finn' and 'Albion'

Flower diameter (cm)

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Strawberry: 'UCD Mojo' (centre) with reference varieties 'UCD Finn' (left) and 'Albion' (right)

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Strawberry: 'UCD Mojo' (centre) with reference varieties 'Albion' (left) and 'UCD Finn' (right)