Strawberries
Strawberry articles written by members of the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. More information on Strawberry crops.
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Plan to attend one of the upcoming strawberry preplant meetings in Louisiana, Virginia and North Carolina.
Posted in: Summer 2024 -
Soil-less substrates in pots or bags can be replaced year to year, eliminating the need for crop rotation and fumigation. Two of the most used soil-less substrate components worldwide for strawberry production are coco fiber and peat-based mixes.
Posted in: Spring 2024 -
Strawberries grown in the Southeast incur significant losses from fruit rot caused by fungal pathogens. Without proactive cultural practices and an effective spray program, more than 80% of strawberry flowers can be lost to Botrytis fruit rot when environmental conditions are favorable.
Posted in: Spring 2024 -
Anthracnose fruit rot exhibits a latent period during which the strawberry plugs are infected without exhibiting visible symptoms, making it a suitable candidate for assessing the scalability of disease detection using spectral imaging techniques. Early detection plays a pivotal role in selecting the most suitable disease management techniques and in curbing the transmission of infections…
Posted in: Winter 2024 -
This year’s Mid-Atlantic Strawberry Programs will be held in Virginia Beach, VA, on February 26-27, 2024. All programs are offered at no cost to the growers. RSVP is requested.
Posted in: Winter 2024 -
Announcement and information for the 2024 NASGA Annual Meeting and Conference to be held in Hershey, PA, on January 29-31, 2024.
Posted in: Fall 2023 -
Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) is an alternative method for chemical fumigation that shows great promise to control diseases in strawberry production systems. Endophytic bacteria, such as Bacillus spp., are important biocontrol agents due to their capacity to reduce the growth of pathogens such as fungi, bacteria, and nematodes while also promoting plant growth.
Posted in: Fall 2023 -
Information about the Southeast Strawberry Expo scheduled for November 8-10, 2023 in Charlotte, NC.
Posted in: Fall 2023 -
This article provides information about labs in the southeastern U.S. that offer tests for fungicide resistance in the strawberry grey mold (Botrytis cinerea) and anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.) pathogens. It also identifies labs that detect aggressive Neopestalotiopsis using the Kaur et al. (2023) protocol.
Posted in: Fall 2023 -
Postharvest physiology is key to maintaining the shelf-life of small fruits and reducing food loss. Typically, research deals with the plant and fruit’s response to different technologies and applications that increase quality and delay senescence (decomposition). Fruit quality is a major component of postharvest physiology as it relates to consumer acceptance.
Posted in: Fall 2023