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Strawberry Diagnostic Key

Integrated Pest Management

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  • Disorder Type?
  • Leaf Condition?
  • Leaf Color?
  • Leaf Location?
  • Fruit Condition?
  • Fruit Size?
  • Fruit Texture?
  • Fruit Color?
  • Roots?
  • Crown?
  • Petioles Condition?
  • Petioles Color?
  • Plant Size?
  • Flower Condition?
  • Field Distribution?
  • Prior Environmental?
  • Season?
  • Cropping System?
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Boron Deficiency details

Boron Deficiency

Characteristics:

Type
Nutrition
Leaf Condition
White netted spots, Tip burn, Distorted, Marginal necrosis, Stunted
Leaf Color
Marginal chlorosis, Interveinal chlorosis
Leaf Location
Young
Fruit Condition
Deformed
Fruit Size
Small
Fruit Texture
Hard
Roots
Stunted
Plant Size
Stunted
Flower Condition
Distorted
Field Distribution
Random
Season
Pre harvest, Harvest

Calcium Deficiency details

Calcium Deficiency

Characteristics:

Type
Nutrition
Leaf Condition
White netted spots, Tip burn, Distorted, Exudes sap, Marginal necrosis
Leaf Color
Marginal chlorosis
Leaf Location
Young
Fruit Condition
Deformed
Fruit Size
Small
Fruit Texture
Hard
Roots
Stunted
Petioles Condition
Death, Collapse, Exudes sap
Petioles Color
Darkens
Plant Size
Stunted
Season
Harvest

Drought details

Drought

Characteristics:

Type
Physiological
Leaf Condition
Tip burn, Distorted, Marginal necrosis, Complete necrosis
Leaf Location
Entire leaf, Young, Mature
Fruit Size
Small
Fruit Texture
Hard
Roots
Stunted
Petioles Condition
Collapse
Plant Size
Stunted
Flower Condition
Distorted, Necrotic
Field Distribution
Uniform, High areas, Localized
Prior Environmental
Dry, High temperature
Season
Post transplant, Harvest, Post harvest

Frost Damage details

Frost Damage

Characteristics:

Type
Physiological
Fruit Condition
Deformed
Fruit Size
Small
Fruit Texture
Soft
Flower Condition
Distorted, Necrotic
Field Distribution
Uniform, Low areas
Prior Environmental
Temp. below 15°, Temp. between 20° and 32°
Season
Early spring, Pre harvest
Cropping System
Annual plasticulture, Perennial matted row

Manganese Deficiency details

Manganese Deficiency

Characteristics:

Type
Nutrition
Leaf Condition
White netted spots, Marginal necrosis, Interveinal necrosis
Leaf Color
Pale green, Interveinal chlorosis
Leaf Location
Young
Fruit Size
Small
Plant Size
Stunted
Season
Pre harvest

Nitrogen Deficiency details

Nitrogen Deficiency

Characteristics:

Type
Nutrition
Leaf Condition
Complete necrosis
Leaf Color
Pale green, Orange red, Complete chlorosis
Leaf Location
Mature
Fruit Condition
Calyx red
Fruit Size
Small
Roots
Stunted
Petioles Condition
Short or stunted
Petioles Color
Red
Plant Size
Stunted
Season
Post transplant, Early spring, Pre harvest, Harvest

Phytoplasma details

Phytoplasma

Characteristics:

Type
Disease
Leaf Condition
Distorted, Stunted
Leaf Color
Interveinal chlorosis
Leaf Location
Young
Fruit Condition
Deformed
Fruit Size
Small
Petioles Condition
Short or stunted
Plant Size
Stunted
Field Distribution
Random
Season
Post transplant, Early spring, Pre harvest, Harvest
Cropping System
Annual plasticulture

Poor Pollination details

Poor Pollination

Characteristics:

Type
Physiological
Fruit Condition
Deformed
Fruit Size
Small, Large
Fruit Texture
Hard
Field Distribution
Uniform, Random
Prior Environmental
Temp. below 15°, Temp. between 20° and 32°
Season
Pre harvest, Harvest
Cropping System
Annual plasticulture, Perennial matted row

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This strawberry diagnostic key was developed with funding in part from the Strawberry Sustainability Initiative, the Walmart Foundation, University of Arkansas, Southern Region IPM Center, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service and the North Carolina Strawberry Association.

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