'Sarom' and 'Ireal', New Strawberry Cultivars

Since 1980, the strawberry breeding program developed at the Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, Romania has released seven short-day cultivars of interest for temperate climate environments. The latest released cultivars, 'Sarom' and 'Ireal' are late cropping season ones (second decade of June) with large fruit size (more than 25 g) and total yield per plant of over 600 g. Fruits are firm flesh and excellent flavour. Plants have compact habit with high vigour, and fruits are well presented on long braces providing increased picking efficiency. They are characterized with high plant resilience to diseases and high fruit quality.