Abstract
Colletotrichum acutatum is widely known as a fruit rot pathogen, but also infects other strawberry tissues, including the roots. Root necrosis has been observed in Florida since 2000. This document is PP-211, one of a series of the Plant Pathology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2005.
PP-211/PP128: Root Necrosis of Strawberry Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum (ufl.edu)
References
Freeman, S., and Katan, T. 1997. Identification of Colletotrichum species responsible for anthracnose and root necrosis of strawberry in Israel. Phytopathology 87:516-521. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.5.516