Abstract
Powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the main pathogen of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) grown under high tunnels and can infect all the aerial parts of the plant. Increasing restrictions on the use of chemical fungicides make necessary to develop new technologies and to evaluate the efficacy of alternative substances such as natural, microbial or low-impact products. Starting from 2013, greenhouse and field trials have been carried out in Trentino region (Northeastern Italy) to evaluate the efficacy of alternatives to chemical fungicides on strawberry. Their integration into strategies against powdery mildew was also tested. On the June-bearing cultivar Elsanta, repeated applications of products based on potassium bicarbonate and orange essential oil showed a good efficacy against powdery mildew, both in field and in semi-field trials. Other substances such as vegetal extracts, whey and fertilizers were not sufficiently effective in controlling P. aphanis. Everbearing varieties, given the long production cycle and susceptibility, showed greater problems in containing the disease. Further trials, integrating different agronomical and disease management practices, will be necessary to achieve an effective control of powdery mildew on these cultivars
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Repeated applications of potassium bicarbonate based products showed good efficacy against powdery mildew on Elsanta strawberry in field and semi-field trials.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Material
- Elsantae1
- Treatment
- products based on potassium bicarbonatee1
- Interactor
- Podosphaera aphanis
Podosphaera aphanise0pathogen - Outcome
- efficacy against powdery mildewe1
- Direction
- good efficacye1
- Setting
- in field and in semi-field trialse1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the main pathogen of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)”
e1“On the June-bearing cultivar Elsanta, repeated applications of products based on potassium bicarbonate and orange essential oil showed a good efficacy against powdery mildew, both in field and in semi-field trials”
Claim · model-written summary
Repeated applications of orange essential oil based products showed good efficacy against powdery mildew on Elsanta strawberry in field and semi-field trials.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Material
- Elsantae1
- Treatment
- orange essential oile1
- Interactor
- Podosphaera aphanis
Podosphaera aphanise0pathogen - Outcome
- efficacy against powdery mildewe1
- Direction
- good efficacye1
- Setting
- in field and in semi-field trialse1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the main pathogen of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)”
e1“On the June-bearing cultivar Elsanta, repeated applications of products based on potassium bicarbonate and orange essential oil showed a good efficacy against powdery mildew, both in field and in semi-field trials”
Claim · model-written summary
Vegetal extracts, whey and fertilizers were not sufficiently effective in controlling P. aphanis on strawberry.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- vegetal extracts, whey and fertilizerse2
- Interactor
- P. aphanis
Podosphaera aphanise2pathogen - Outcome
- controlling P. aphanise2
- Direction
- not sufficiently effectivee2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)

Verbatim
e0“Powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the main pathogen of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)”
e2“Other substances such as vegetal extracts, whey and fertilizers were not sufficiently effective in controlling P. aphanis”
Claim · model-written summary
Everbearing strawberry varieties had greater problems containing powdery mildew, given their long production cycle and susceptibility.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Material
- Everbearing varietiese3
- Interactor
- Podosphaera aphanis
Podosphaera aphanise0pathogen - Outcome
- containing the diseasee3
- Direction
- greater problemse3
- Qualifier
- given the long production cycle and susceptibilitye3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the main pathogen of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)”
e3“Everbearing varieties, given the long production cycle and susceptibility, showed greater problems in containing the disease”
Claim · model-written summary
Further trials integrating agronomic and disease management practices are needed for effective control of powdery mildew on everbearing cultivars.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Outcome
- effective control of powdery mildew on these cultivarse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the main pathogen of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)”
e4“Further trials, integrating different agronomical and disease management practices, will be necessary to achieve an effective control of powdery mildew on these cultivars”
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