International Journal of Horticulture, 2025, Vol.15, No.1, 21-28 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 24 observed in Sweet Sensation which was at par with Florida Festival whereas the minimum number of trifoliate leaves was observed in Nyho. Table 2 Plant Height (cm) of eight strawberry varieties evaluated under low-chilling conditions in Chitwan, Nepal (2020-2021) Treatments Plant height (cm) 30 DAT 45 DAT 60 DAT 75 DAT 90 DAT 105 DAT 120 DAT Florida Festival 15.30a 23.41a 29.52a 35.40a 39.91a 43.40a 44.95a Florida Beauty 13.22ab 16.34c 18.78d 22.53cd 24.62cd 26.06d 26.85d Sweet Sensation 15.08a 19.06b 24.05b 29.81b 33.46b 35.64b 37.27b Winter Star 12.29b 15.10c 17.89d 21.04de 23.18de 24.17de 25.08de Elyana 11.79b 15.01c 17.95d 20.30e 22.07e 23.19e 24.14e RubyGem 14.64a 18.82b 21.23c 23.91c 26.78c 28.31c 29.62c Winter Dawn 9.53c 11.31d 14.32e 16.91f 19.18f 20.58f 21.85f Nyho 5.24d 6.35e 8.09f 10.43g 11.78g 12.77g 13.45g GrandMean 12.14 15.67 19.01 22.54 25.12 26.76 27.90 SEM 1.20 1.83 2.25 2.69 3.04 3.31 3.41 LSD 2.04*** 2.33*** 1.77*** 2.06*** 2.29*** 2.17*** 1.92*** CV 11.44 10.11 6.33 6.21 6.22 5.53 4.69 Note: In the DMRT, the significance level is as follows: ns=Not significant at 5% (p≤0.05). *=Significant at 5% (p≤0.01), **=Significant at 1% (p≤0.001), ***=Significant at less than1% (p<0.001). SEM: Standard error of the mean, LSD: Least significant difference, CV: Coefficient of variation Table 3 Number of trifoliate leaves of eight strawberry varieties evaluated under low-chilling conditions in Chitwan, Nepal (2020-2021) Treatments Number of trifoliate leaves 30 DAT 45 DAT 60 DAT 75 DAT 90 DAT 105 DAT 120 DAT Florida Festival 8.51a 16.32a 22.47a 30.06a 34.61a 38.53a 42.03a Florida Beauty 8.31a 11.60bc 18.63b 22.45b 28.58b 32.87b 36.96b Sweet Sensation 9.01a 12.32b 22.15a 29.04a 33.24a 40.77a 43.53a Winter Star 5.46c 10.16c 16.87b 21.86b 26.13b 29.81c 31.66c Elyana 7.01b 11.13bc 17.75b 22.17b 26.60b 30.45bc 33.13c RubyGem 4.74cd 7.71d 12.71c 17.92c 20.61c 23.67d 27.58d Winter Dawn 4.08d 7.11d 11.64c 16.48c 20.63c 22.68d 24.72d Nyho 5.10c 7.93d 11.37c 13.66d 15.36d 16.69e 18.73e GrandMean 6.51 10.54 16.70 21.70 25.72 29.43 32.29 SEM 0.68 1.07 1.57 2.03 2.33 2.88 3.01 LSD 0.79*** 1.53*** 2.08*** 2.52*** 3.02** 2.54*** 3.25*** CV 8.35 9.86 8.46 7.91 7.97 5.86 6.84 Note: In the DMRT, the significance level is as follows: ns=Not significant at 5% (p≤0.05). *=Significant at 5% (p≤0.01), **=Significant at 1% (p≤0.001), ***=Significant at less than1% (p<0.001). SEM: Standard error of the mean, LSD: Least significant difference, CV: Coefficient of variation The study revealed significant variations in all DATs in terms of canopy spread (Table 4). At 30 DAT, the variety Ruby Gem had the widest canopy spread (19.90 cm), while Nyho had the narrowest canopy spread (13.51 cm). At 45 DAT, Sweet Sensation had the maximum canopy spread (27.84 cm), which was comparable to Ruby Gem (27.41cm) and Florida Festival (27.39 cm), whereas Nyho had the minimum canopy spread (17.50 cm). At 60 DAT, Sweet Sensation had the maximum canopy spread (37.96 cm), which was comparable to Florida Festival (37.62 cm) and Ruby Gem (36.26 cm), whereas Nyho had the minimum canopy spread (23.24 cm). At 75 DAT, Sweet Sensation had the maximum canopy spread (45.54 cm), which was comparable to Florida Festival (44.63 cm), and Ruby Gem (44.60 cm), whereas Nyho had the minimum canopy spread (28.94 cm). The same trend continued at 90 DAT, 105 DAT, and 120 DAT, with Florida Festival having the maximum canopy spread, and Nyho having the minimum canopy spread.
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