Disease on crop
fungalBlueberry Stem Blight on highbush blueberry
Botryosphaeria dothidea
Fungal disease that enters through wounds and kills entire stems or whole bushes, particularly damaging on young plantings in the southeastern US.
- Disease
- Blueberry Stem Blight
- Pathogen type
- Fungal
- Crop
- Highbush Blueberry
- Scientific name
- Botryosphaeria dothidea
Blueberry Stem Blight on highbush blueberry
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Symptoms on highbush blueberry
- ▸ Sudden wilting and browning of entire stems
- ▸ Reddish-brown discoloration of vascular tissue when stems are cut
- ▸ Whole-plant decline over 1-2 years
IPM controls
- ✓ Plant resistant varieties (Premier, Tifblue for rabbiteye)
- ✓ Avoid wounding stems during cultivation and pruning
- ✓ Prune out infected stems 6 inches below visible discoloration
- ✓ Maintain plant vigor with proper soil pH and nutrition
Resistant varieties
Premier Tifblue Powderblue
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