Strawberry Cultivar Susceptibility

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

Cultivar

Common Leaf Spot

Leaf Scorch

Powdery Mildew

Red Stele

Tomato Ringspot Virus

Aphid-transmitted Virusesc

Midwinter Cold Hardinessd

Albion

IS

IS

IS

?

?

2

?

Benton

2

S

2/R

2/R*

S

2–3/MS

3

Charm

IS

IS

?

T

?

2

?

Firecracker

IS

IS

S

T

?

2

?

Hood

MS

2/R

2/T

R*

S

S

2

Puget Crimson

S

S

S

?

?

?

?

Puget Reliance

S

S

S

?

?

2

?

Quinault

R

S

?

R*

1/?

S

?

Rainier

S

2/R

R

2/R*

2–3/S

2–3/T

4

Selva

IS

?

3

?

?

?

?

Shuksan

S

3/IS

MS

2/R*

2–3/S

2–3/T

4

Sweet Bliss

IS

IS

IS

?

?

2-3

?

Sweet Sunrise

IS

IS

IS/S

R*

?

2

?

Tillamook

IS

IS

S

T

?

2

?

Totem

R

3/IS

1–2/T

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.