Location: Crop Improvement and Protection Research
Project Number: 2038-22000-019-072-A
Project Type: Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Nov 1, 2024
End Date: Apr 30, 2027
Objective:
Conduct surveillance of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae race 2 and F. oxysporum f. sp. mori strains in diseased plants.
Approach:
Diseased plant samples submitted to the California Polytechnic University Strawberry Center for disease diagnosis will be tested to determine the frequency and geographic distribution of target pathogens in California strawberry fields.