*2.2. Experimental Genotypes*

In our study, 36 genotypes (Table 1) were selected from 10 populations (total of 2000 F1 plants) from crosses among genotypes pre-selected by our strawberry breeding program and commercial cultivars with responses to neutral photoperiods ('Albion' and 'Monterey'). The 36 genotypes were multiplied to produce the nursery plants for the trials.


**Table 1.** Genotypes pre-selected from the strawberry breeding program obtained from intravarietal crosses.

The mother plants were kept in a greenhouse with an average temperature of 25 ± 3 ◦C and a humidity of 75 ± 5%. The nursery plants were obtained from runners (stolons) and transplanted into polypropylene trays, with 50 cells filled with substrate. After 50 days, they were transplanted to an experimental field for evaluation in a repeat trial.
