This week: Anthracnose fruit rot and botrytis fruit rot of strawberry.
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Anthracnose fruit rot of strawberry.
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Botrytis fruit rot of strawberry
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
This week: Anthracnose fruit rot and botrytis fruit rot of strawberry.
Anthracnose fruit rot of strawberry.
Botrytis fruit rot of strawberry
This week: Bacterial leaf spot of bell pepper; Leather rot of strawberry; and Phytophthora crown rot of eggplant.
Often considered a minor pathogen, angular leaf spot caused by the bacterium, Xanthomonas fragariae, can cause serious leaf and calyx infections ruining the marketability of fruit if left uncontrolled. Like all bacterium, the pathogen will infect leaves and the calyx through natural openings or wounds.
Fig. 1. Water-soaked lesions caused by angular leaf spot on infect strawberry leaf. Photo by P. Nitzsche
There have been a few reports of angular leaf spot (ALS) caused by the bacterium, Xanthomonas fragariae, in strawberry in the northern part of New Jersey. Often considered a minor pathogen, ALS can cause serious leaf and calyx infections ruining the marketability of fruit if left uncontrolled. Like all bacterium, the pathogen will infect leaves and the calyx through natural openings or wounds.
Fig. 1. Water-soaked lesions caused by angular leaf spot on infect strawberry leaf. Photo by P. Nitzsche
Fig. 2. Reddish-brown lesions on infected strawberry leaf caused by angular leaf spot. Note the translucent spots when held up to light. Photo by P. Nitzsche
Fig. 3. Angular leaf spot infections on calyx of infected strawberry fruit. Photo by P. Nitzsche
Fig 4. Strawberry fruit infected with Angular leaf spot. Note the brown, dried up calyx.