Strawberries: Leaf Scorch

Leaf scorch

The fungus (Diplocarpon earlianum) causes a disease which off as small purplish leaf spots.

Strawberry leaves marked with deep purple spots. Spots are uniformly purple in color but variable in shape in size. Some appear spherical while others are rectangular. Some spots are merged to create uniformly purple sections on leaf.

Spots quickly fuse into large reddish purple patches on leaves, giving leaves a characteristic burned look.

Strawberry leaves marked with purple spots and large red patches. Red patches have purple spots. Patches do not form any distinctive pattern on leaves.

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