PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treatment method for the fruit of strawberries during cultivation for preserving the fruit quality of strawberries after processing which is accompanied by heating.SOLUTION: During the cultivation of strawberries, short heat treatment is carried out a plurality of times after fruiting on immature fruit until harvesting, thereby, after processes carried out along with commercial heat sterilization after harvesting, fruit in which the physical properties and color are preserved can be obtained.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、加熱を伴う加工後のイチゴ果実の品質を保持するための、栽培時のイチゴ果実に対する処理方法を提供する。【解決手段】イチゴの栽培時に、着果後の未熟果実に対して収穫までの間に、短時間の加温処理を複数回行うことによって、収穫後に商業的な加熱殺菌工程を伴う加工を行った後も果実の物性と色をともに保持した果実を得ることができる。【選択図】なし