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Common Strawberry Diseases in Florida

Michelle S. Oliveira andNatalia A. Peres


This new two-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology describes symptoms of most common strawberry diseases in Florida and summarizes the efficacy of fungicides labeled for management of such diseases. This publication is best viewed as a PDF.

Fungal

Phytophthora Crown Rot (Phytophthora cactorum)

Figure 1. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Colletotrichum Crown rot (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides)

Figure 2. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Charcoal Rot (Macrophomina phaseolina)

Figure 3. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Botrytis Fruit Rot (Botrytis cinerea)

Figure 4. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Anthracnose Fruit Rot (Colletotrichum acutatum)

Figure 5. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera aphanis)

Figure 6. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Pestalotia Leaf Spot and Fruit Rot (Neopestalotiopsis sp.)

Figure 7. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Leather Rot (Phytophthora cactorum or P. nicotianae)

Figure 8. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Phomopsis Leaf Blight and Soft Rot (Phomopsis obscurans)

Figure 9. Credit:  

 

Stem-End Rot and Leaf Blotch (Gnomonia comari)

Figure 10. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Bacterial

Angular Leaf Spot (Xanthomonas fragariae)

Figure 11. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Resources

Figure 12. 
Credit: UF/IFAS 

 

Fungicide

Active ingredient

Group1

Target disease

AFR

BFR

PM

ALS

CCR

PCR

NPT

BFRr2

Topsin

thiophanate-methyl

1

-

-

-

-

++

-

-

***

Rovral

iprodione

2

-

++

-

-

-

-

-

*

Inspire

difenoconazole

3

+

-

+

-

nd

-

+

nd

Rhyme

flutriafol

3

-

-

+

-

nd

-

+

nd

Rally

myclobutanil

3

-

-

+

-

nd

-

-

nd

Tilt

propiconazole

3

++

-

+

-

nd

-

+

nd

Mettle

tetraconazole

3

+

-

+

-

nd

-

-

nd

Procure

triflumizole

3

-

-

+

-

nd

-

-

nd

Quilt Xcel

azoxystrobin + propiconazole

3 + 11

++

+

+

-

++

-

-

nd

Quadris Top

azoxystrobin + difenoconazole

3 + 11

+

+

+

-

++

-

-

nd

Abound

azoxystrobin

11

+

+

+

-

++

-

-

***

Cabrio

pyraclostrobin

11

+

+

+

-

++

-

-

***

Flint

trifloxystrobin

11

+

+

+

-

++

-

-

***

Evito

fluoxastrobin

11

+

+

+

-

++

-

-

***

Ridomil

mefenoxam

4

-

-

-

-

-

+++

-

nd

Orondis Gold

mefenoxam + oxathiapiprolin

4 + 49

-

-

-

-

-

+++

-

nd

Fontelis

penthiopyrad

7

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

**

Kenja

isofetamid

7

nd

+++

-

-

-

-

-

*

Luna Flex

fluopyram + difenoconazole

7 + 3

+

++

++

-

-

-

-

nd

Luna Tranquility

fluopyram + pyrimethanil

7 + 9

-

+

++

-

-

-

-

***

Luna Sensation

fluopyram + tryfloxystrobin

7 + 11

+

+

++

-

-

-

-

***

Merivon

fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin

7 + 11

+

+

++

-

++

-

-

***

Pristine

boscalid + pyraclostrobin

7 + 11

+

+

+

-

++

-

-

***

Miravis Prime

pydiflumetofen + fludioxonil

7 + 12

++

+++

+

-

++

-

+

*

Scala

pyrimethanil

9

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

***

Switch

cyprodinil + fludioxonil

9 + 12

++

+++

nd

-

++

-

++

**

Quintec

quinoxyfen

13

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

nd

Elevate

fenhexamid

17

-

++

-

-

-

-

-

**

Captevate

captan + fenhexamid

17 + M4

+

-

-

-

+

-

-

**

Prolivo

pyriofenone

50

-

-

++

-

-

-

-

nd

Torino

cyflufenamid

U6

-

-

++

-

-

-

-

nd

many brands

copper

M1

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

nd

many brands

sulfur

M2

-

-

+++

-

-

-

-

nd

Thiram

thiram

M3

++

+++

-

-

+

-

++

nd

Captan

captan

M4

+++

++

-

-

++

-

+

nd

Actigard

acibenzolar-s-methyl

P01

+

-

-

++

-

-

+

nd

Aliette

fosetyl-Al

P07

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

nd

many brands

phosphites

P07

-

-

-

-

-

++

-

nd

1 FRAC group = Group numbers and letters are used to distinguish the fungicide mode of action. All fungicides within the same group (with same number or letter) indicate same active ingredient or similar mode of action. This information must be considered for the fungicide resistance management decisions. M = multi-site inhibitors; U = unknown, or a mode of action that has not been classified yet; P = host plant defense inducers. Source: FRAC Code List 2022; http://www.frac.info/ (FRAC = Fungicide Resistance Action Committee).

AFR = Anthracnose Fruit Rot; BFR = Botrytis Fruit Rot; PM = Powdery Mildew; ALS = Angular Leaf Spot; CCR = Colletotrichum Crown Rot; PCR = Phytophthora Crown Rot; NPT = Neopestalotiopsis

(+++) = good efficacy; (++) = moderate efficacy; (+) = low efficacy; (-) = no efficacy or not labeled; (nd) = no data, or inconclusive, based on field trials conducted at the University of Florida, GCREC. Note: efficacy for NPT based on a combination of field and lab trials. based on only one trial

2 BFRr: Fungicide resistance of Botrytis populations recovered from Florida strawberry fields

(***) = widespread; (**) = moderate frequency; (*) = low or absent; (nd) = not determined