First report of Erwinia pyrifoliae causing flower blight and fruit rot on greenhouse-grown Fragaria × ananassa in the United States

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Bonkowski, John, Yasuhara-Bell, Jarred, Creswell, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2024
• Subjects: fruit rot; strawberry; Pathogen detection; greenhouse; Subject Areas; flower blight

Erwinia pyrifoliae causes disease of pear (Pyrus spp.), apple (Malus spp.), and strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) (Wenneker and Bergsma-Vlami 2015), which are economically important commodities in the US. Disease symptoms on pear and apple are indistinguishable from those caused by the non-quarantine...