cultural2

Integrated Management of Strawberry Diseases

Strawberry disease control strategies

All possible control strategies must be employed if strawberry diseases are to be controlled.

Key: ++=most important controls; +=helpful controls; -=no controls.

Disease control	Verticillium Wilt	Red Stele	Black Root Rot	Nematodes	Viruses	Fruit Rot	Leaf Spots	Powdery Mildew
1) Good drainage	-	++	++	-	-	++	+	-
2) No shade	-	+	-	-	-	++	++	-
3) No infested runoff	+	+	+	+	-		-
4) Rotation	++^a	++^a	++^a	++^a	-	-	+	-
5) Resistant varieties	++^b	++^c	-	-	-	-	++^d	++
6) Disease -free plants	++	++	++	+	++	-	+	+
7) Adequate plant and Row spacing	-	-	-	-	-	++	++	+
8) Mulch for winter injury and/or fruit rot	-	-	++	-		Leather rot (++)	-
9) Fruit storage conditions	-	-	-	-	-	++	-	-
10) Renovation	-	-	++	-	-	-	+	+
11) Weed control	+	-	-	+	-	++	++	+

^aRotations: Verticillium wilt, black root rot, nematodes are 3 to 5 yrs; red stele is very long.

^bResistant to Verticillium wilt: EarliglowE SunriseE KatskillE GuardianE MidwayE RedchiefE SurecropE SeliteE SparkleE

^cResistant to some strains of red stele: EarliglowE RedglowE SunriseE GuardianE MidwayE RedchiefE SurecropE SeliteE SparkleE

^dResistant to leaf spot: GuardianE MidlandE RedchiefE SurecropE Resistant to leaf scorch: KatskillE GuardianE MidlandE RedchiefE SunriseE SurecropE