Commercial Varieties of STRAWBERRY

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Chandler	Excellent dessert quality, outstanding flavour and colour. Resistant to rain damage and tolerant to viruses. Large fruits, firm flesh. Suitable for fresh and processing.	Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, West Bengal
Tioga	Early maturity. Large fruits with firm flesh. Good dessert and processing quality. Virus tolerant.	Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir
Torrey	Produces many runners. Large fruits, medium firm. Excellent dessert quality and good processing quality.	Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra
Selva	Day-neutral variety (off-season production). Large conic fruits, firm, attractive bright red skin. Good transport quality.	Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir
Pajaro	Performs well in summer. Large firm fruits, good dessert and processing quality but susceptible to rain damage.	Maharashtra, Haryana
Camarosa	Early fruiting, good storage. Similar to Chandler but with broader leaves. High yield and good keeping quality.	Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir
Winter Down	Highly productive. Medium-large fruits. Moderately resistant to Botrytis and anthracnose.	Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir
Short Day & Popular Varieties
Festival	Short-day variety. Medium plant size, good foliage. Adapted to multiple regions with stable performance.	Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, West Bengal
Sweet Charlie	Compact plants. Medium-dark green leaves. Good fruit quality and adaptability.	Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Rajasthan