Improving New Hampshire's Strawberries

Lise Mahoney
An image of a woman wearing a blue shirt and red apron. She's looking at the camera while watering strawberry plants in the Macfarlane Greenhouse at UNH.

New strawberry varieties can improve the fruit and ornamental value to growers and increase organic seed choices. This project focuses on addressing key factors including flowering, fruit quality and quantity, and resistance to pests and diseases. The locally developed and adapted strawberry varieties can increase regional production and contribute to growing our state’s and region’s access to local fresh fruit. Learn more