▁ ▁Because ▁there ▁are ▁currently ▁no ▁disease ▁resist ant ▁vari eties , ▁cultural ▁and ▁chemical ▁control ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁management ▁options . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁control ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁path ogen ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁soil , ▁avoid ▁fl uct u ation ▁in ▁mo ist ure , ▁compact ▁soil , ▁and ▁prevent ▁flo oding ▁by ▁providing ▁good ▁d rain age . ▁Specifically , ▁keep ▁the ▁to ps ▁of ▁the ▁bed ▁dry ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁fruit ▁rot . ▁This ▁will ▁provide ▁a ▁less ▁than ▁ideal ▁environment ▁for ▁the ▁path ogen ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁grow . ▁C rop ▁rot ations ▁every ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁years ▁can ▁be ▁another ▁alternative ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁disease . ▁Since ▁the ▁path ogen ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁soil , ▁avoid ing ▁contact ▁of ▁the ▁fruit ▁with ▁the ▁soil ▁can ▁decrease ▁in fection . ▁You ▁can ▁do ▁this ▁by ▁using ▁plant ▁st akes ▁or ▁support ▁c ages ▁that ▁will ▁hang ▁the ▁plants ▁above ▁the ▁soil . ▁Another ▁control ▁is ▁mul ch ing ▁with ▁newsp apers , ▁pl astic , ▁and ▁other ▁materials ▁that ▁will ▁prohib it ▁soil ▁from ▁spl ash ing ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁plants ▁during ▁heavy ▁ra inf all . ▁ ▁Chem ical ▁control ▁ ▁App lying ▁fung ic ides ▁that ▁contain ▁ch lor oth al on il , ▁man eb , ▁man co z eb , ▁or ▁metal ax yl ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁ing red ient ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁schedule ▁will ▁help ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁path ogen . ▁You ▁can ▁also ▁apply ▁fung ic ides ▁containing ▁me fen