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Strawberry Anthracnose on june-bearing strawberry

Colletotrichum acutatum

Aggressive fungal disease that causes fruit rot, crown rot, and runner lesions in strawberries, devastating during warm wet weather.

Disease
Strawberry Anthracnose
Pathogen type
Fungal
Crop
June-Bearing Strawberry
Scientific name
Colletotrichum acutatum

Strawberry Anthracnose on june-bearing strawberry

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Symptoms on june-bearing strawberry

  • Sunken brown lesions on fruit with salmon-colored spore masses
  • Black lesions on runners and petioles
  • Wilting and collapse of crowns

IPM controls

  • Plant disease-free certified plants only
  • Fungicide program from bloom through harvest
  • Plasticulture to reduce splash dispersal
  • Remove and destroy infected plant tissue
  • Avoid overhead irrigation

Other crops affected by strawberry anthracnose

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