For more information, contact Dr. Melissa Muñoz (munoz@clemson.edu) Horticulture Trial at Musser Fruit Research Center The 2025–2026 strawberry variety trial was conducted at the Clemson Musser Fruit Research Center to evaluate the performance of 16 commercially available cultivars from different breeding lines under South Carolina growing conditions (Table 1). During this first trial, comparisons on […]
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2025-2026 Strawberry Neopestalotiopsis Cultivar Evaluations
For more information, contact Dr. Lindsey Thiessen (lthiess@clemson.edu) Introduction A novel pathogen, Neopestalotiopsis rosae (Neo), was introduced into South Carolina strawberry production in 2021; which has since caused significant losses each year to farmers across the state and the US. The disease was likely introduced through infected transplant material. Fungicides are unfortunately limited in their […]
