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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Disease Management for Greenhouse Strawberry in Kentucky

 


Disease Management for Greenhouse Strawberry

 

Plug production, Greenhouse:

·         Drench or dip: Aliette/Rampart (33) for Pythium root rot

·         Drench: for fungal root and crown rots

o   Switch (9+12)

o   Captan (M)

 

 

Crop production, Greenhouse:

·         At Planting (Fall)

o   Dip/drench: Aliette/Rampart (33) or LalStop K-61* or
RootShield PLUS* for Pythium root rot

o   Dip: Switch anthracnose crown rot

·         Vegetative, apply on 14-day intervals, rotate among at least 3 of fungicides listed below, adhere to maximum applications for each FRAC group.

o   Captan (M) + Elevate (17)

o   Fontelis (7)

o   Luna Sensation (7+11)

o   Luna Tranquility (7+9)

o   PhD/OSO (19)*

o   Quadris Top (3+11)

·         Vegetative phase, as needed

o   Powdery mildew, as needed: Torino (U6)

o   Pythium root rot, as needed: Aliette/Rampart (33) or LalStop K-61* or RootShield PLUS*.

·         Fruiting (mid-late Spring), apply on 7-to-14-day intervals, adhere to maximum applications per season for each FRAC group.

o   Captan (M) + Elevate (17)

o   Fontelis (7)

o   PhD/OSO (19)*

o   Quadris Top (3+11)

 

FRAC groups in parentheses.

OMRI approved with asterisk*
Biologicals that are living organisms (LalStop K-61 and RootShield PLUS) can be deactivated by fungicides. Do not apply with Switch or other fungistat.

Limited options for Pythium root rot in greenhouses; maintain strict sanitation.

Refer to efficacy guide and other information in ID-232 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide.

UK Plant Pathology disease management resources can be found at https://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/extension/publications#SMALLFRUIT 


Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Assessing and Utilizing UK Extension Resources
Commercial Fruit Production

College of Agriculture publications website
                http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs.asp

Departmental sites (publications, fact sheets, videos)
                Ag Economics www.uky.edu/Ag/AgEcon/extension.php
                Biosystems Engineering (Ag Weather) http://weather.uky.edu
                Center for Crop Diversification http://www.uky.edu/ccd/                             
                Horticulture www.uky.edu/hort/documents-list-commercial-fruit-nut
                Forestry http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/wildlife
                Plant Pathology http://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/extension/publications
                Plant and Soil Sciences https://pss.ca.uky.edu/extension15

Newsletters
                Fruit Facts http://www.uky.edu/hort/documents-list-fruit-facts
                KY Pest News https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/

Email Alerts (listserv)
                Contact Chris Smigel csmigell@uky.edu
                 Separate list servs for apple, peach, grape, blueberry, strawberry, brambles

Apps and Models
                Ag Models (Ag Weather) http://weather.uky.edu/ky/agmodels.php
                Disease and Insect Models (mobile version) http://weather.uky.edu/dim.html    
                Scouting Guides (mobile version) http://applescout.ca.uky.edu/ and                                                             
                                https://strawberryscout.ca.uky.edu/
Social Media
Facebook
                Ag Weather  https://www.facebook.com/ukagweather/
                Diseases of Ornamentals, Fruit, and Hemp https://www.facebook.com/KYPlantDisease/
                Spotted Wind Drosophila in KY  https://www.facebook.com/SWDinKY/
                UK REC Hort https://www.facebook.com/Ukrec-Hort-Group-122095484516798/
                UK Robinson Center  https://www.facebook.com/ukrobinsoncenter/
                University of Kentucky Ag Programs  https://www.facebook.com/UKANR/
                Center for Crop Diversification  https://www.facebook.com/CenterforCropDiversification/
Twitter
                UK Extension @UKExtension
                UK Ag Weather Center @UKAGweather
                Ky-Bugs @KyBugs
                Southern IPM Center @southernipm
                Nicole Ward Gauthier @Nicole_WardUK
               
Lab Services
                Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (free) submit samples through county extension office
                Soil Testing (fees vary) submit through county extension office.  http://soils.rs.uky.edu/
                Food Systems http://www.uky.edu/fsic/services.php
               
County Agents

                UK Extension Service http://extension.ca.uky.edu/county