Phenological calendar of events for the protection of strawberry

To build a system of measures for the protection of strawberries, it is important to know the phenological state of culture, as the biological characteristics of the pests and pathogens are closely interrelated with its phenological stages. Phenological calendar there will be very useful.

Protective measures are carried out against a complex of pests and diseases that overwinter on the plant and under plant remains. As soon as the dry soil on the plantation, before the start of the regeneration of culture recommended:

• clear the area of weeds, withered and sick leaves and their subsequent incineration or composting;
• loosening the soil with fertilizer;
• watering plants pink solution of potassium permanganate;
• spraying 3% Bordeaux liquid against a complex
diseases Activities aimed at the destruction of pests (weevils, the larvae of pennisi, mites), pathogens(white and brown spot, gray mold of berries):

• spraying insecticides
• spraying 1% Bordeaux liquid or other fungicides Separation of buds (before flowering)

• Feeding of plants with mineral fertilizers;
• remove and destroy plants with symptoms of nematode damage to strawberry mites;
• hand collection and destruction of slugs in the evening;
• weed control by manual weeding or herbicide application (see table. 1). To protect the berries from kusakov, Botrytis it is recommended that:

• a layout of the plant litter from dry grass or straw;
• stretching along the rows of twine to maintain the stems to prevent infection of Botrytis berries.



Ripening and picking berries

• daily remove berries affected by Botrytis, and burying them in the soil to a depth of 25-30 cm;
• culling of shrubs damaged by the nematode and mites;• spraying with solutions of growth regulators with the aim of increasing growth regulating activity, anti-stress, disease resistance, yield, sugar content and fruit ripening





He advises phenological calendar after the harvest

There is a period of the summer caring for the plantation. At strong development of disease and strawberry mite hold a series of events:

• cutting and destruction of old foliage immediately after picking berries. Mowed leaves are used for composting; abundant watering and fertilizing that has had time to grow new, well-developed leaves and plants
• treatment of plants after mowing and removal of old leaves with insecticides
• removal of dry, diseased leaves, stems, rotten berries and their destruction, if not carried out mowing leaves;
• weeding and hoeing, fertilizing;

Preparation for planting of new plantations

soil preparation in the fall for spring planting of strawberries; spring planting after harvest of the preceding culture soil treatment in the fight against vegetative weeds; use for landing perfectly healthy plants, heat or chemical disinfestation of seedlings against strawberry mite and strawberry nematodes.

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