are favorable for its development. The disease causes economic losses not only by reducing marketable yields but also by destroying the quality of processed products containing even a few infected berries. This is a particularly important consideration for pick...

). Infected berries that fall to the ground become pumpkin-shaped as they continue to shrivel and finally turn dark brown . Causal Organism and Disease Cycle Mummyberry disease is caused by the fungus Monilinia vacciniicorymbosi, which infects only cultivated...
is to prevent these shoot blight infections by interfering with the production of ascospores and applying appropriate fungicides when needed. Cultivation of the ground beneath infected bushes before bud break will greatly inhibit the production...

colonize and produce spores (conidia) on almost any plant debris. It overwinters in strawberry plantings on decayed foliage and fruit from the previous season . Increasing temperatures and moisture in the spring promotes fungal growth and production...
in organic debris spring wetting initiates fungus growth and sporulation con7direct infection of mature fruit are covered with fuzzy conidial masses Botrytis Fruit Rot Disease Cycle fungus infects senescing blossom parts infection spreads from calyx end...

years once it has become established, even if no strawberries are grown during that time. The organism that causes red stele of strawberry is not known to cause disease on any other crop, with the possible exception of loganberry. P. fragariae persists...
are released into the soil when the roots decay, thus completing the disease cycle. Control Since significant production and movement of infective zoospores occurs only during periods when the soil is completely saturated, the key to control is drainage...