Fact Sheets
Blueberry Fruit Rots
Effective Blueberry Fruit Rot Products
Biopesticides for Blueberry Fruit Rot Management
References
Fact Sheets
- A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries by Michigan State University Extension
- Blueberry Fruit Rot Identification Guide by Phillip Wharton and Annemiek Schilder from Michigan State University
- Alternaria Fruit Rot by Timothy Miles from Michigan State University
- Anthracnose Fruit Rot (Ripe Rot) by Timothy Miles and Annemiek Schilder from Michigan State University
- Botrytis Blight and Fruit Rot caused by Botrytis cinerea
Blueberry Fruit Rots
Figure 1. Risk periods for blueberry fruit rot diseases, including botrytis, anthracnose, Alternaria, and other minor rots during the growing season. This figure highlights the risk periods and crop phenology associated with each disease (Neugebauer et al., 2024).
Figure 2. Central concepts for fruit rots caused by Botrytis, Colletotrichum, and Alternaria on blueberries. Overlapping disease characteristics including infection, dispersal, and fungicide resistance (Neugebauer et al., 2024).
Effective Blueberry Fruit Rot Products
Biopesticides for Blueberry Fruit Rot Management
References
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- BASF Farming and Crop Protection. (2024). Serifel Biofungicide. https://agriculture.basf.us/crop-protection/products/fungicides/serifel.html [Accessed April 11, 2024].
- Certis Biologicals. (2024). https://www.certisbio.com/ [Accessed April, 11, 2024].
- Crawford, D.L., Kowlaski, M., Roberts, M.A., Merrell, G., Deobald, L. (2005). Discovery, development and commercialization of a microbial biocontrol agent Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108: history of a decade long endeavor. Soc. Ind. Microbiol. News. 55, 88-95.
- FRAC 2024. Fungal control agents sorted by cross-resistance pattern and mode of action. http://www.frac.info/publications.
- Lichatowich, T. (2007). “The plant growth enhancing and biocontrol mechanisms of Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108 and its use in nursery and greenhouse production” in National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations Proceedings RMRS, eds. Riley, L.E., Dumroese, R.K., Landis, T.D. (Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service), 61-62.
- Nicot, P.C., Stewart, A., Bardin, M., Elad, Y. (2015). “Biological control and biopesticide suppression of Botrytis-incited diseases,” in Botrytis – the fungus, the pathogen and its management in agricultural systems, ed. S. Fillinger and Y. Elad (Switzerland: Springer International Publishing), 165-187.
- Ongena, M., Henry, G., Thonart, P. (2010). “The role of cyclic lipopeptides in the biocontrol activity of Bacillus subtilis,” in Recent developments in the management of plant diseases”, ed. U. Gisi, I. Chet, M.L. Gullino (Springer International Publishing), 71-79.
- Schilder, A. (2013). Botector: A new biofungicide for control of botrytis bunch rot in grapes. MSU Extension. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/botector_a_new_biofungicide_for_control_of_botrytis_bunch_rot_in_grapes. [Accessed April 10, 2024].
- Wise, J.C., Wilson, J., Milbraith, M., Mota-Sanchez, D., Quintanilla, M., Isaacs, R., and Perkins, J., Lindell, C., Mason, K., Miles, T.D., Sundin, G.W., Zandstra, B., Beaudry, R., Einhorn, T., and Lang, G., Shane, W., Garcia-Salazar, C. (2024). 2024 Michigan Fruit Management Guide. Extension Bulletin E154. Michigan State University Extension.