Profile: Portland Strawberries – A Charcoal Rot success story Bolwarra, Victoria

This is an article is a grower profile about Portland Strawberries and their success with tackling charcoal rot. In 2017, the Victorian Strawberry Industry Development Committee (VSIDC) funded a project to survey all strawberry farms in Victoria for the soil borne disease Charcoal Rot, caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. The research was carried out by Dr Scott Mattner and his team at the Victorian Strawberry Industry Certification Authority (VSICA).