Diplocarpon earlianum

Diplocarpon earlianum is a fungal pathogen, that produces a disease in strawberry plants called strawberry leaf scorch. Diplocarpon earliana is of the phylum Ascmycota of fungi. The disease overwinters in plant debris and infects strawberry plants during the spring season when it is wet. The five main methods to reduce strawberry leaf scorch include: irrigation techniques, crop rotation, planting resistant, and disease free seeds, fungicide use and sanitation measures. Control of strawberry leaf scorch is important because it is responsible for the majority of disease in strawberries. Diplocarpon earliana affects the fruit quality and yield of the strawberry crop, which leads to a decrease in value assigned by the consumer.