strawberry Variety
UCD Moxie
UCD Moxie delivers late-season strength with premium fresh-market quality in a range of production environments.
University of California, Davis (developed for coastal California and other day-neutral climates).
UCD Moxie is a high-performing day-neutral strawberry from the University of California, Davis, offering strong yields and consistent fruit quality across diverse growing environments. It excels in late-season production, extending harvest windows while maintaining high pack-out. The variety produces large, firm, visually striking fruit with excellent shelf life, well suited to both domestic and export markets. With reduced runner production, strong disease resistance, and reliable field performance, UCD Moxie is a dependable choice for efficient, high-quality strawberry production.
Key Features
Exceptionally high marketable yields
Consistently leading late-season production in trials
Firm Fruit
Very firm fruit with strong post-harvest performance
Disease Resistance
Strong resistance to Fusarium wilt
Reduced runner production
Lowering labour and production costs
Late Season Production
Excellent late-season yield performance
We’re seeing very encouraging performance across our 2023 trials over a broad range of locations. In particular, UCD Moxie has impressed with early season yield and exceptional flavour
Jack Beattie – JCLM Farming
Yields of over 70 tonnes per hectare have been achieved by UC Moxie in comparison to Monterrey at 50 tonnes, reported. This is game changing for the strawberry industry.
The variety UCD Moxie is a very high yielding Day Neutral variety with strong Fusarium resistance. The fruit is high quality, even; evenly spread throughout the harvest from plants producing very few daughters. We see this as a welcome addition to the Day Neutral market.
Rafael Cambra – Lassen Canyon International
Comparative Results
Use the dropdown below to select a trait and compare performance across our strawberry varieties. Compare key commercial characteristics across our strawberry genetics, including disease resistance, yield performance, fruit firmness, fruit size, and market suitability.
Fusarium Wilt
UCD Moxie
R (1)
UCD Royal Royce
S (3.6)
UCD Valiant
R (1)
UC Eclipse
R (1.2)
UC Golden Gate
R (2.0)
UC Keystone
R (1.7)
Verticillium Wilt
UCD Moxie
MR (2)
UCD Royal Royce
MR (2.6)
UCD Valiant
MR (2)
UC Eclipse
MR (2.6)
UC Golden Gate
MR (3.1)
UC Keystone
MR (2.6)
Phytophthora Crown Rot
UCD Moxie
MS (3)
UCD Royal Royce
MR (2.4)
UCD Valiant
MS (3)
UC Eclipse
MR (2.3)
UC Golden Gate
MR (2.7)
UC Keystone
MR (2.44)
Macrophomina Phaseolina
UCD Moxie
S (4)
UCD Royal Royce
S (3.6)
UCD Valiant
S (4)
UC Eclipse
S (3.8)
UC Golden Gate
S (4.0)
UC Keystone
MS (2.7)
Fruit Firmness
UCD Moxie
425 g-force
UCD Royal Royce
430 g-force
UCD Valiant
377 g-force
UC Eclipse
285–266 g-force
UC Golden Gate
303.7 g-force
UC Keystone
260.6 g-force
Fruit Size
UCD Moxie
32.1g avg
UCD Royal Royce
29.7g avg
UCD Valiant
35.3g avg
UC Eclipse
33 g avg
UC Golden Gate
28.7 g per fruit
UC Keystone
28 g per fruit
Brix
UCD Moxie
7.6 °Bx
UCD Royal Royce
7.9 °Bx
UCD Valiant
7.6 °Bx
UC Eclipse
7.4 °Bx
UC Golden Gate
8.1 °Bx
UC Keystone
8.5 °Bx
Marketability
UCD Royal Royce
84-91%
UCD Moxie
87-89%
UCD Valiant
84-86 %
UC Eclipse
80–90 %
UC Golden Gate
84–88 %
UC Keystone
80–85 %
Yield Potential*
UCD Moxie
116-160 t/ha
UCD Royal Royce
113-143 t/ha
UCD Valiant
101-143 t/ha
UC Eclipse
3KG+ Per Plant Achieved
UC Golden Gate
110 t/ha
UC Keystone
110 - 120 t/ha
Key:
R – Resistant, S – Susceptible, MR – Moderate Resistance, MS – Moderate Susceptibility, ND – Not Determined
Scale: *ratings on a 1-5 scale
References
*UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program (2015–2024). Multi-year trial data (Oxnard, Santa María, Watsonville
1. UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program (2015–2024). Multi-year trial data (Oxnard, Santa María, Watsonville).
2. Cal Poly Strawberry Center Field Day Handout (Lompoc, May 2024), Tables 1–3.
3. HortScience 58(12): ‘UC Eclipse – A Summer-Plant Photoperiod-Insensitive Strawberry Cultivar’ (2023).
4. HortScience 60(6): ‘UC Surfline – A Short-Day Cultivar with High Early and Sustained Fruit Yields’ (2025).
5. UC Davis Variety Release Sheet: UCD Royal Royce (2019).
6. Coronda Berry Congress 2025 Presentations (Argentina): Slides pp. 5–6 (Royal Royce), pp. 9–10 (Surfline), pp. 13–15 (Eclipse).
7. UC Davis Office of Technology Transfer – Plant Licensing Program (2024).
8. Knapp S. J., Cole G., Brown A., Feldmann M. (2020–2024). UC Davis Strawberry Program Breeding Summaries.
9. Cal Poly and UC Davis joint field reports (2021–2023): Oxnard and Santa María yield summaries.
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