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ABSTRACT Introduction/Materials Modern agriculture faces the challenge of balancing high crop yields with sustainable resource management and nutritional quality. Here, soil and soilless systems (hydroponics and aquaponics) for cultivating the day‐neutral cultivar ‘Albion’ of the garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) were compared in terms of fruit quality and production yields. Methods/Results Physicochemical parameters, including total soluble solids (TSS), reducing sugars, crude protein, ash, moisture, pH, minerals, total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant capacity (AC), and pigment levels (anthocyanins, chlorophylls, carotenoids, and CIE Lab colour measurements) were used to assess fruit quality. Soil cultivation achieved the highest biomass and mineral content (ash, K, and Mg
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