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Viruses

Premature Fruit Drop

Premature Fruit Drop
Photo: Robert Martin, USDA-ARS

Damage

Flowers and leaves have red streaking during bloom. Berries begin to develop, reach 3-5 mm in size and then prematurely turn blue and drop. Infected bushes stand taller than neighbouring bushes as they have no fruit. Symptoms have only been noted on Bluecrop.

Disease

The causal agent of this disease is not well understood.

Photo reference

5 field photos

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