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Diagnosing Strawberry Root and Crown Diseases - Santa Barbara ...

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Anthracnose <strong>Crown</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Root</strong> Rot<br />

• Ascomycte fungus Colletotrichum acutatum<br />

• When above ground structures infected, you see the signs of<br />

the pathogen as spore masses (rarely seen below ground)<br />

• Produces spores in an acervulus<br />

• Primarily a fruit rotter, also infects stolons <strong>and</strong> petioles

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