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Identification of Weather Conditions Associated with the Occurrence, Severity, and Incidence of Black Seed Disease of Strawberry Caused by Mycosphaerella fragariae.

Phytopathology 2018 January
Black seed disease (BSD) of strawberry is a sporadic disease caused by Mycosphaerella fragariae. Because little is known about potential crop losses or the weather conditions conducive to disease development, fungicides are generally not applied or are applied based on a preset schedule. Data collected from 2000 to 2011 representing 50 farm-years (total of 186 strawberry fields) were used to determine potential crop losses and to study the influence of weather on disease occurrence and development. First, logistic regression was used to model the relationship between occurrence of BSD and weather variables. Second, linear and nonlinear regressions were used to model the number of black seed per berry (severity) and the percentage of diseased berries (incidence). Of the 186 fields monitored, 78 showed black seed symptoms, and the number of black seed per berry ranged from 1 to 10, whereas the percentage of diseased berries ranged from 3 to 32%. The most influential weather variable was total rainfall (in millimeters) in May, with a threshold of 103 mm of rain (absence of BSD < 103 mm < presence of BSD). Similarly, nonlinear models with the total rainfall in May accurately predicted both disease severity and incidence (r = 0.94 and 0.97, respectively). Considering that management actions such as fungicide application are not needed every year in every field, these models could be used to identify fields that are at risk of BSD.

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