*2.3. Genotype Transplantation*

The nursery plants were transplanted to the field in a low tunnel cultivation system that was spaced at 30 × 40 cm. Fertilization was composed of 1650 kg ha−<sup>1</sup> of simple superphosphate, 250 kg ha−<sup>1</sup> of potassium chloride, and 295 kg ha−<sup>1</sup> of urea and applied to the soil. Irrigation was carried out by drippers with a spacing of 30 cm using two drip lines per bed spaced at 50 cm.

The experiment was performed in a randomized block design, with three repetitions and 10 plants per plot for each genotype for a total of 1320 plants. The commercial genotypes 'Albion', 'Monterey', and 'Dover,' and the single hybrids 'RVCA 16' ('Camarosa' × 'Aromas'), 'RVFS07' ('Festival' × Aromas), 'RVFS06' (Festival × Aromas), 'RVDA 11' (Dover × Aromas), and 'RVDA44' (Camarosa × 'Sweet Charlie') were used as controls.

Seven topdressing fertilizations were carried out at 15-day intervals. Each fertilization was composed of 30 kg ha−<sup>1</sup> of ammonium sulfate, 5.5 kg ha−<sup>1</sup> of potassium sulfate, and 7.5 kg ha−<sup>1</sup> of potassium chloride. At the beginning of flowering, boric acid and zinc sulfate were sprayed onto the leaves at 1 L 100 L−<sup>1</sup> and at 1 kg 100 L<sup>−</sup>1, respectively. In the fruit production stage, 0.4% of calcium chloride was applied every 15 days. Phytosanitary control was carried out with preventive spraying, according to the specific techniques recommended for the culture. The biweekly sprays were interspersed among abamectin (75 mL ha<sup>−</sup>1), thiametoxan (10 mL ha−1), and fipronil (250 mL ha−1) products. The control of fungal diseases was carried out with alternating applications of azoxystrobin (16 g ha<sup>−</sup>1), tebuconazole (75 mL ha<sup>−</sup>1), and mancozeb (250 g ha−1).
