Damping-off, Root rot and Stem rot

Pythium spp.
Contributor: Aarhus Universitet
Date Compiled: 2025
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Image copyright: Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org

Prevention

Solution Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale)
Avoid waterlogging
From Sowing/Planting to Harvest

Control

Regulations surrounding chemical products can change rapidly – always verify chemicals recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group Risk resistance (FRAC Code)
Propamocarb
Synthetic fungicide
Start of treatments since there are favorable conditions for the development of infection. Suspend treatments 7 days before harvest
2 (per crop cycle)
(PREVITER) Dosage: 1,5 L/ha
Carbamates
Low to medium risk (28)

Regulations surrounding biological products can change rapidly – always verify products recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group Risk resistance (FRAC Code)
Trichoderma harzianum T-22
Microbiological fungicide
Soil incorporated before transplanting
 
Trianum - G. Dosage: 15 kg/ha in-furrow or 25-30 kg/ha (whole surface)
 
 
The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.