Strawberries & Caneberries

Presentations from the 2025 UCCE Annual Strawberry Production Research Meeting

Field Fumigation & Pesticide Regulatory Update. David Sanford, County of Santa Cruz Agricultural Commissioner
A Survey of Botrytis fruit rot in Santa Maria strawberry fields with and without fungicides. Yu-Chen Wang, UCCE Monterey County
Strategies to Optimize Irrigation Management in Strawberry Production. Michael Cahn, UCCE Monterey County
New Perspectives on Management of Lygus in Strawberry. Mark Bolda, UCCE Santa Cruz County
Update on UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program. Mitchell J Feldmann, UC Davis
Updates on Fusarium Wilt Research. Peter Henry, USDA Salinas
Progress on Steam Soil Disinfestation in Strawberry. Jenny Broome, UC Santa Cruz

The strawberry and caneberry (raspberries and blackberries) program is run by Mark Bolda and serves the grower community via traditional agricultural extension, research and investigation of problems in these important crops in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. Current areas of proposed research include enhancing yield and post harvest quality of promotion of winter strawberry production, investigations into the cost of production of caneberries, and being on the alert for issues arising from the transition from methyl bromide to alternative soil fumigants.