Abstract
Response to foliar infection by Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds ex Simmonds was assayed in a diverse group of 149 blueberry cultivars and selections using a detached leaf-disk assay. Disks were inoculated and incubated for one week, then were digitally imaged, and images analyzed for percent leaf decay. Infection percentages across cultivars averaged 32%, and ranged from 8% to 79%. The lowest levels of foliar infection were seen in the cultivars, Burlington, Sharpblue, and Berkeley. Foliar responses were compared to anthracnose fruit rot susceptibility data from a previous study. Several clones were observed to have low levels of both foliar and fruit infection. Cultivars with particularly good resistance to both phases included `Sharpblue', `Sunshine Blue', `Legacy', `Little Giant', `Flordablue', `Elliott', `Blue Ridge', `Blue Rose', and `November Glow'. Little correlation was observed between foliar response and fruit response to anthracnose infection (r = 0.15). Since C. acutatum overwinters primarily in vegetative tissue, breeding new cultivars with foliar resistance may assist in reducing inoculum levels of this disease under field conditions.
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