Phytophthora Fruit Rot of Guava
Phytophthora spp.
Guavaoomycete
A soilborne oomycete disease causing water-soaked fruit rot, worst on fruit near the ground.
Symptoms
Water-soaked, brown rot spreading over the fruit surface, worse on fruit hanging close to the ground.
Favorable conditions
- •Wet soil and rain splash
- •Fruit in direct contact with or close to the soil
Management
- 1Improve drainage
- 2Avoid fruit-soil contact through pruning/staking
- 3Apply copper or other fungicide sprays before the rainy season
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