Strawberry Cultivar Susceptibility

Strawberry (Fragaria sp.) — Cultivar Susceptibility a, b

Cultivar

Common Leaf Spot

Gray Mold

Leaf Scorch

Powdery Mildew

Red Stele

Tomato Ringspot Virus

Aphid-transmitted Virusesc

Midwinter Cold Hardinessd

Benton

2

MS

S

2/R

2/R*

S

2–3/MS

3

Hood

MS

MS

2/R

2/T

R*

S

S

2

Linn

?

MS

S

MS

R*

?

IS or MS

?

Northwest

R

S

IS

S

MS

I

T

1

Firecracker

?

?

?

S

?

?

?

?

Olympus

S

MS

?

4/S

2/R*

S

2–3/IS

3

Puget Summer

?

2

?

S

?

?

?

?

Puget Beauty

R

IS

IS

R

S

S

S

?

Puget Reliance

S

2

?

S

?

?

?

?

Quinault

R

3

S

?

R*

1/?

S

?

Independence

?

?

?

S

?

?

?

?

Rainier

S

3–4/MS

2/R

R

2/R*

2–3/S

2–3/T

4

Red Crest

?

MS

S

S

?

?

3

?

Selva

?

3

?

3

?

?

?

?

Shuksan

S

2–3/R

3/IS

MS

2/R*

2–3/S

2–3/T

4

Sumas

MS

MS

?

S

2/R*

?

2/T

5

Totem

R

2/R

3/IS

1–2/T

1–2/R*

S

2/T

4

a S = Susceptible; MS = Moderately susceptible; IS = Intermediately susceptible; R = Resistant; R* = Resistant only to certain races of Phytophthora fragarii; T = Tolerant; I = Immune
Reference Maas, J. L. 1984. Compendium of Strawberry Diseases. St. Paul, MN: American Phytopathological Society.

b1 = Very resistant; 2 = Moderately resistant; 3 = Susceptible; 4 = Very susceptible
Reference Bristow, P., WSU-Puyallup; D. Converse, USDA; and A. Sheets, OSU

c All strawberry cultivars are susceptible to the aphidborne viruses. The numbers represent the degree of symptom development: 1 = no or low symptom development; 4 = high symptom development.

d1–5 scale; 5 = very hardy.