The EC values of substrate mixes and the field soil were in the range of 3.9–5.2 dS m−1at the beginning of the experiment(Table 1). These values remained little changed at the end of the season, except for the field soil where it decreased from 5.0 to 2.3 dS m−1(Table 2). Na levels were below 400 mg l−1and Cl below300 mg l−1(Tables 1 and 2). Although strawberry is generally con-side red a salt sensitive fruit crop, impact of salinity on strawberry yield and quality has been reported to depend on cultivar types ofthe strawberry and types and concentrations of specific salt ions.Strawberry cultivars ‘Douglas’ and ‘Toro’ were evaluated again stup to 840 mg 1−1Cl or up to 864 mg 1−1SO4 saline solutions and results showed that leaf scorch was observed in Cl solutions