In 2021, an effort began to determine which of the four major soilborne pathogens of strawberry in California – Macrophomina phaseolina, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae, Verticillium dahliae, and Phytophthora spp. – are most common. Pathogen surveys of strawberry fields in the three major growing districts of California were proposed: Watsonville-Salinas, Santa Maria, and Oxnard. … Continue reading Which soilborne pathogens are most common in California strawberry fields? Part 2 – Santa Maria district