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fungal

Cane Blight on red raspberry

Leptosphaeria coniothyrium

Fungal disease that enters through wounds (often from cane-borer or pruning cuts) and causes dark cankers that wilt and kill canes.

Disease
Cane Blight
Pathogen type
Fungal
Crop
Red Raspberry
Scientific name
Leptosphaeria coniothyrium

Cane Blight on red raspberry

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Symptoms on red raspberry

  • Dark brown cankers below pruning cuts or wounds
  • Wilting and dying of fruiting laterals
  • Small black fruiting bodies in dead bark

IPM controls

  • Prune only in dry weather
  • Disinfect pruning tools between plants
  • Remove and destroy infected canes
  • Manage cane-borers to reduce wound entry sites
  • Plant rust- and borer-resistant varieties

Other crops affected by cane blight

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