Urgent attention to anthracnose root rot of strawberry is highly needed in China
Anthracnose root rot is a quite common and widely occurring disease on strawberry in recent years in China.However,the understanding of the disease is sometimes deficient even inaccurate.In the current work,the symptoms,pathogens of anthracnose root rot and red stele root rot of strawberry,and fungicides used to control these two diseases are briefly introduced.The occurrence and damage characters of strawberry anthracnose in China are also included.Anthracnose root rot of strawberry should not be mistaken as red stele root rot.