strawberry Variety
UCD Victor
UCD Victor combines high yields, firmness, and outstanding disease resistance.
Delivering excellence in short day strawberries
UCD Victor is a high-performing short-day strawberry developed by the University of California, Davis, and named in honour of renowned breeder Victor Voth. Well suited to warm-region short-day production systems, it delivers very high marketable yields with excellent post-harvest shelf life. Fruit are large, firm, and visually appealing, with a balanced flavour ideal for premium fresh-market programs. With strong resistance to Fusarium wilt and Phytophthora crown rot and a medium-early harvest window, UCD Victor offers growers a reliable blend of quality, consistency, and production efficiency.
UCD Victor Key Features
Higher yields and % marketable fruit
Firm Fruit
Fruit firmer than Fronteras
Shelf Life
Excellent post-harvest keeping quality
Compact plant structure and leading disease resistance
that performs well in organic culture
Victor produces much less runners during fruiting and focus on producing berries. This make the farmers life much easier and reduces cost of managing runners during harvest.
Abdallah Al Tayeh – Ayla Farms, Jordan
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 Victor
R (1)
UCD Warrior
MS (3)
UC Surfline
R (1.0)
UC Monarch
R (1.6)
Verticillium Wilt
UCD Victor
MS (3)
UCD Warrior
MR (2)
UC Surfline
MR (1.5)
UC Monarch
MR (2.6)
Phytophthora Crown Rot
UCD Victor
MR (2)
UCD Warrior
R (1)
UC Surfline
R (1.4)
UC Monarch
MR (2)
Macrophomina Phaseolina
UCD Victor
MS (3)
UCD Warrior
MR (2)
UC Surfline
MS (3.1)
UC Monarch
MS (3.1)
Fruit Firmness
UCD Victor
423 g-force
UCD Warrior
284 g-force
UC Surfline
355 g-force
UC Monarch
322.4 g-force
Fruit Size
UCD Victor
32.1g avg
UCD Warrior
24g avg
UC Surfline
30 g avg
UC Monarch
25.6 g avg
Brix
UCD Victor
8.8 °Bx
UCD Warrior
8.5 °Bx
UC Surfline
7.4 °Bx
UC Monarch
7.7 °Bx
Marketability
UCD Victor
high %
UCD Warrior
80–95%
UC Surfline
86–97 %
UC Monarch
80-88 %
Yield Potential*
UCD Victor
44-56 t/ha
UCD Warrior
40-52 t/ha
UC Surfline
48-60 t/ha
UC Monarch
40-50 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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