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In greenhouses, strawberry plants are susceptible to threat from various pests and diseases. A number of precautionary and protective measures are required in order to achieve maximum production. The major pests (spider mites, armyworm, aphids, whiteflies, Japanese beetle, loopers, thrips, weevils, slugs) and diseases (gray mold, anthracnose, powdery mildew, red stele, Verticillium wilt, leaf scorch, angular leaf spot) of strawberry and their symptoms, biology, survival, spread, and management are discussed.
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Reddy, P.P. (2016). Strawberry. In: Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-952-3_21
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