Colletotrichum gloeosporioides & C. fragariae
Colletotrichum crown rot - Wilt & Mortality Symptoms

Brief Description: C. gloeosporiodes & C. fragariae infect the crown of strawberry plants causing severe crown rot, wilt and death.  Colletotrichum crown rot can only be distinguished from Phytophthora crown rot by isolation of the pathogen.