Price range: $29.08 through $507.00
Fronteras is a short-day variety that is highly productive and has large, conical fruit. The variety is grown where Ventana, Benicia or Camarosa are produced. Fronteras is moderately or highly resistant to Verticillium, Fusarium, and Phytophthora. Preliminary trials indicate that Fronteras has substantial resistance to Macrophomina. It has good resistance to powdery mildew and seems tolerant of spider mites.
Royalty Fees: Strawberry breeding programs are funded by charging royalty fees upon the varieties that they produce. Royalty Fee for Fronteras: $8 per 1,000 plants, included in the cost below.