Charcoal Rot of Strawberries Caused by Macrophomina phaseolina
A close up cross-section of a strawberry fruit with charcoal rot.
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Keywords

strawberry
charcoal rot
macrophomina

How to Cite

Peres, Natalia A, J. S. Baggio, and J. C. Mertely. 2018. “Charcoal Rot of Strawberries Caused by Macrophomina Phaseolina: PP242/PP161, Rev. 2/2018”. EDIS 2018 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pp161-2018.

Abstract

Charcoal rot is caused by Macrophomina phaseolina and has become more prevalent in Florida strawberry fields since methyl bromide was phased out. This 4-page publication describes the symptoms, development, and control of charcoal rot in strawberry fields. Written by N. A. Peres, J. S. Baggio, and J. C. Mertely and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, February 2018.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp161

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pp161-2018
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References

Chamorro, M., T. E. Seijo, J. C. Noling, B. De los Santos, and N. A. Peres. 2016. "Efficacy of fumigant treatments and inoculum placement on control of Macrophomina phaseolina in strawberry beds." Crop Protection 90:163-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2016.08.020

Mertely, J. C., T. Seijo, and N. A. Peres. 2005. "First report of Macrophomina phaseolina causing a crown rot of strawberry in Florida." Plant Disease 84:434. https://doi.org/10.1094/PD-89-0434A

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