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Strawberry articles written by members of the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. More information on Strawberry crops.

 

  • Introducing Congliang Zhou: Precision Ag and AI at LSU

    Meet Congliang Zhou, assistant professor in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences at Louisiana State University (LSU), specializing in precision agriculture, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and robotics. He joined the LSU Agricultural Center on July 1, 2024.

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  • Minimal impact from biostimulant product use on strawberry crop yield and postharvest strawberry quality

    Biostimulants consist of beneficial microorganisms or compounds that can improve crop yields by strengthening plants’ immune systems and enhancing their tolerance to both biotic and abiotic stresses.

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  • SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference, January 9-11

    Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetables Conference attendees

    Registration is now open for the 2025 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference (SE Regional), the South’s premier specialty crop educational conference and trade show for growers, packers, and shippers. The conference will be held January 9-11 in Savannah, Ga.

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  • Southern Berry Farms Continue to Grow

    In this article, we evaluate how southern berry production has evolved over the past 15 years. Overall, there has been growth in the berry industry in terms of number of operations, and average berry farm size across the region.

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  • Sometimes, the Underdog Wins the Spotlight

    Gnomonia Leaf Blotch

    During a 2022-2023 disease outbreak in South Carolina plasticulture fields, some decline was attributed to Phytophthora crown rot but Gnomonia leaf blotch commonly took out mature leaflets and contributed to weak plants.

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  • Advancing IPM in the Southeast: Small Fruit and Tobacco Pest Management at NCSU

    Meet Lorena Lopez, Assistant Extension Professor at North Carolina State University, and learn about her work in advancing integrated pest management practices for berry growers.

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  • Upcoming Strawberry Preplant Meetings

    Plan to attend one of the upcoming strawberry preplant meetings in Louisiana, Virginia and North Carolina.

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  • Soil-less Substrates for Greenhouse Strawberry Production

    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.

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  • Terminating Foliar Fungicides in Strawberry

    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.

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  • Detection of Anthracnose Disease in Strawberries

    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…

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