CORVALLIS — Although it’s common to find strawberries in the garden that have turned brown, soft or fuzzy with gray mold, proper watering and yearly renovation can help stem the problem.

Dense foliage slows the drying of the strawberry planting, resulting in a more favorable environment for gray mold. Control weeds in the strawberry bed. Weeds reduce air circulation and slow the ...

Now, researchers have found a way to defeat the mold without showering toxic chemicals on the crops. If you’ve ever seen a fuzzy gray strawberry, you’ve seen gray mold. It affects more than ...

Ignoring pests and diseases can quickly decimate a strawberry crop. Common pests include slugs, snails, aphids, and spider ...

Maximize fruit production from your strawberry plants by avoiding these ... diseases that can affect fruit production, including gray mold, powdery mildew, verticillium wilt, and fusarium wilt.

A study has illuminated how woodland strawberries launch rapid defense mechanisms against Botrytis cinerea, the fungus responsible for devastating gray mold. Using high-resolution RNA sequencing, ...

Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) is a problem on strawberries this ... If the problem is serious and recurring, consider moving your strawberry patch to a sunny, well-drained, windy location where ...

Last week, however, brought a happy exception: in the U.K., honey bees are being used as a weapon against grey mold, a fungus that attacks strawberry crops throughout Great Britain. An agricultural ...

Botrytis cinerea is a gray mold that affects many fruits, vegetables and flowers. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Gray mold spots are visible on red petunias on ... widely distributed disease” that threatens blueberry crops, strawberry patches and other fruits in Washington and California, according to ...