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Crumbly Fruit

Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) + raspberry leaf mottle virus (RLMV) complex

14 host plants

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Host Plants
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Management
GDD Threshold
Regional Notes

Crumbly fruit becomes soft and disintegrates during handling or storage. You see fruit texture deteriorate and lose firmness. The condition may be environmental or disease-related. Proper maturity timing and harvest practices help maintain fruit quality.

Use certified planting stock. Plant resistant cultivars, such as Willamette, Chilcotin, Haida, Comox, Heritage, Cowichan, and Cascade Harvest; however, some strains of the virus may infect 'Willamette' or 'Cascade Harvest'.

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Causal Agent
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) + raspberry leaf mottle virus (RLMV) complex
Host Plants
14

Management

Cultural Controls

  • Use certified planting stock.
  • Plant resistant cultivars, such as Willamette, Chilcotin, Haida, Comox, Heritage, Cowichan, and Cascade Harvest; however, some strains of the virus may infect 'Willamette' or 'Cascade Harvest'.
  • The cultivar Wakefield has a high level of field resistance.
  • Plant in large blocks to slow movement into new plants, especially if fields in the immediate area are infected.
  • Isolate new plantings from Rubus fields known to be infected.
  • This requires testing, as many cultivars are symptomless when infected with only one of the viruses.

Host Plants (14)