Angular leaf spot on strawberry - advice for strawberry growers
Strawberry growers are reminded of the need to remain vigilant against this disease, following a further finding in the UK. Publicity material is available on the Defra website here. The material was published as a Quarantine Information Card some time ago, but is now also available in electronic form. (Click here for the code of practice - hygiene measures under the PHPS).
Angular leaf spot (Xanthomonas fragariae) is a serious disease of strawberry which is listed in EC plant health legislation, with specific import and plant passport requirements. The first UK outbreaks of the disease were confirmed in 2004 in fruiting crops at two farms in Kent and one in Scotland. The plants concerned were derived from material grown in the Netherlands. A further case has now been discovered, which again involves material sourced from the Netherlands.
The disease is locally established in Italy and Spain, as well as the USA, several South American countries and some countries in Africa and Asia. There have also been findings in Germany, France, Greece and the Netherlands. Strawberry growers are reminded of the need to take precautions against the risk of introducing bacterial diseases on imported material and the publicity material provides information about the symptoms and development of this particular disease.
A further bacterial disease of strawberry – Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae – has been added to the EPPO Alert List on the basis of a report from Italy. Further information about this disease and its symptoms are available on the EPPO website
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Page last modified:
8 June 2007
Page published: 8 June 2007