After the bud has "taken", 1/3 is cut from the top of the seedling; 2-3 weeks later, the rest of the top is cut off leaving only 3/4 to 1 1/4 in (2-3.2 cm) of stem above the bud. 0000433601 00000 n
The green-skinned, acid, 'GA11-56' and another Hawaiian selection, '1050', yellow-skinned and mild in flavor and odor, are being grown commercially for processing in New South Wales. In 1947, Hawaii began sea shipment of frozen guava juice and puree in 5-gallon cans to processors on the mainland of the United States. In West Bengal it reduces the yield in affected orchard by 80% . Vascular wilt results from the bacterial invasion of the plant’s vascular system. In Trinidad, softwood, treated cuttings have been rooted in 18 days in coconut fiber dust or sand in shaded bins sprayed 2 or 3 times daily to keep humidity above 90%. They have been successully shipped from Miami to wholesalers in major northern cities in refrigerated trucks at temperatures of 45º to 55º F (7.22º-12.78º C). 'Supreme'small, ovoid, with pale-yellow, pink-tinged flesh; sweet; good for sherbet and paste; very productive. Leaves and bark: The leaves and bark are rich in tannin (10% in the leaves on a dry weight basis, 11-30% in the bark). 'Supreme' X 'Ruby'medium, sub-ovoid, white-fleshed; unremarkable except for high productivity. A seedless type at Poona, India, was found to be a triploid with 33 chromosomes in place of the usual 22. There are innumerable recipes for utilizing guavas in pies, cakes, puddings, sauce, ice cream, jam, butter, marmalade, chutney, relish, catsup, and other products. A combined decoction of leaves and bark is given to expel the placenta after childbirth. Physalopara psidii Stevens &Pierce and Diplodia netalensis Evans. Fruit canker (Pestalotia psidii Pat.) An extract is given in epilepsy and chorea and a tincture is rubbed on the spine of children in convulsions. 'Blitch' (a seedling which originated in West Palm Beach and was planted at Homestead)of strong odor, medium size, oval, with light-pink flesh, numerous, small seeds; tart, pleasant flavor; good for jelly. Medicinal Uses: The roots, bark, leaves and immature fruits, because of their astringency, are commonly employed to halt gastroenteritis, diarrhea and dysentery, throughout the tropics. Diplodia natalensis may similarly affect 40% of the crop on some trees in South India. In India, air-layering and inarching have been practiced for many years. Bogotà absorbs 40% of the production and preserved products are exported to markets in Venezuela and Panama. Botryodiplodia sp. 'Acid Speer'large, round, with pale-yellow flesh; acid; recommended only as source of pectin. Between 1948 and 1969, 21 guava cultivars from 7 countries were introduced into Hawaii. Though it may warp on seasoning, it is much in demand in Malaya for handles; in India, it is valued for engravings. Halves are firm, good for canning. Pestalotia psidii sometimes causes canker on green guavas in India and rots fruits in storage. Ascorbic acidmainly in the skin, secondly in the firm flesh, and little in the central pulpvaries from 56 to 600 mg. The coconut mealybug, Pseudococcus nipae, has been a serious problem in Puerto Rico but has been effectively combatted by the introduction of its parasitic enemy, Pseudaphycus utilis. In Puerto Rico, up to 50% of the guava crop (mainly from wild trees) may be ruined by the uncontrollable fungus, Glomerella cingulata, which mummifies and blackens immature fruits and rots mature fruits. Or one can merely cut through roots in the ground 2 to 3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) away from the tree trunk; the cut ends will sprout and can be dug up and transplanted. 0000011432 00000 n
In India, cockchafer beetles feed on the leaves at the end of the rainy season and their grubs, hatched in the soil, attack the roots. A wilt disease brought about by the wound parasite, Myxosporium psidii, causes the death of many 'Behat Coconut'large, with thick white flesh, few seeds; poor for canning. It grows on the small tree of the same name ( guava) that belongs to the Myrtle family which is native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. By another method, air-layers of selected clones are allowed to grow 3 to 5 years and are then sawn off close to the ground. For white or pale-yellow sherbet, 2 parts 'Supreme' and 4 parts 'Large White'. Algal spotting of leaves and fruits (caused by Cephaleuros virescens) occurs in some cultivars in humid southern Florida but can be controlled with copper fungicides. Next to the skin is a layer of somewhat granular flesh, 1/8 to 1/2 in (3-12.5 mm) thick, white, yellowish, light- or dark-pink, or near-red, juicy, acid, subacid, or sweet and flavorful. Four sweet, white-fleshed, thick-walled cultivars were rated as commercially desirable: 'Indonesian White', 'Indonesian Seedless', 'Lucknow 49', and 'No. A swollen but unsprouted, dormant bud is taken as a 3/4 x 3/8 in (2 x l cm) patch from a leaf axil of previous season's growth and taped onto a space of the same size cut 6 to 8 in (15-20 cm) above the ground on a 1-year-old, pencil-thick seedling during the period April-June. In South Africa, a baby-food manufacturer markets a guava-tapioca product, and a guava extract prepared from small and overripe fruits is used as an ascorbic-acid enrichment for soft drinks and various foods. The coconut mealybug, Pseudococcus nipae, has been a serious problem in Puerto Rico but has been effectively combatted by the introduction of its parasitic enemy, Pseudaphycus utilis. Raw guavas are eaten out-of-hand, but are preferred seeded and served sliced as dessert or in salads. Plant disease - Plant disease - Definitions of plant disease: In general, a plant becomes diseased when it is continuously disturbed by some causal agent that results in an abnormal physiological process that disrupts the plant’s normal structure, growth, function, or other activities. Zinc deficiency may be conspicuous when the guava is grown on light soils. The larvae of the guava shoot borer penetrates the tender twigs, killing the shoots. The guava thrives in both humid and dry climates. The tree is drought-tolerant but in dry regions lack of irrigation during the period of fruit development will cause the fruits to be deficient in size. field diseases and post harvest diseases, which develop during transit and storage. The shelf life of guava should be extended to 3 weeks by keeping them at low temperature. The red-banded thrips feed on leaves and the fruit surface. Canned, frozen guava nectar is an important product in Hawaii and Puerto Rico but may be excessively gritty unless stone cells from the outer flesh and skin are reduced by use of a stone mill or removed by centrifuging. Also, mature guavas soaked in gibberellic acid off the tree showed a prolonged storage life. It was soon adopted as a crop in Asia and in warm parts of Africa. Malayans use the leaves with other plant materials to make a black dye for silk. More commonly, the fruit is cooked and cooking eliminates the strong odor. In recent years, the Cooperative Extension Service in Dade County, Florida, has distributed wasps that attack the larvae and pupae of the Caribbean fruit fly and have somewhat reduced the menace. Approach grafting yields 85 to 95% success. Wilt, associated with the fungi Fusarium solani and Macrophomina phaseoli, brings about gradual decline and death of undernourished 1-to 5-year-old guava trees in West Bengal. In early 1952, Dr. J.J. Ochse imported into Florida air-layers of a seedless guava from Java. Covers all disease types: bacterial, fungal, viral, nematode, and abiotic, and provides information on their cycles. In 1975, a guava trial project was undertaken at the Maroochy Horticultural Research Station in southeastern Queensland, beginning with 5 strains from Hawaii. Fruits 32, 269-73. In Puerto Rico, up to 50% of the guava crop (mainly from wild trees) may be ruined by the uncontrollable fungus, Glomerella cingulata, which mummifies and blackens immature fruits and rots mature fruits. Bars of thick, rich guava paste and guava cheese are staple sweets, and guava jelly is almost universally marketed. Some recommend setting the trees 8 ft (2.4 m) apart in rows 24 ft (7.3 m) apart and removing every other tree as soon as there is overcrowding. In Puerto Rico, over 100 promising selections were under observation in 1963. 0000001794 00000 n
Wilt is the most important disease of guava. Pretreatment with sulfuric acid, or boiling for 5 minutes, or soaking for 2 weeks, will hasten germination. The young fruits are rich in tannin. The leaf infusion is prescribed in India in cerebral ailments, nephritis and cachexia. 0000010066 00000 n
On vegetables, it can affect any part of the plant. For pink sherbet, French researchers recommend 2 parts of the cultivar 'Acid Speer' and 6 parts 'Stone'. 'Miami Red' and 'Miami White', large, nearly odorless and thick-fleshed, were released by the University of Miami's Experimental Farm in 1954. In India, discoloration in canned guavas has been overcome by adding 0.06% citric acid and 0.125% ascorbic acid to the sirup. 'Pink Acid' (#7198), from a Florida cross of 'Speer' and 'Stone Acid', has dark-pink flesh and few seeds. In India, cockchafer beetles feed on the leaves at the end of the rainy season and their grubs, hatched in the soil, attack the roots. It has been demonstrated that fruits picked when yellow-green and artificially ripened for 6 days in straw at room temperature developed superior color and sugar content. There are other minor pests, but the great problems wherever the guava is grown are fruit flies. Nutritional sprays providing copper and zinc are recommended thrice annually for the first 2 years and once a year thereafter. In cold storage, pliofilm-wrapped fruits remain unchanged for more than 12 days. 'Patillo' (a seedling selection at DeLand propagated by a root sucker and from that by air-layer and planted at Homestead)of very mild odor, medium size, ovate to obovate, with pink flesh, moderate number of small seeds; subacid, agreeable flavor; good for general cooking. Sometimes guavas are canned whole or cut in half without seed removal. After 2 months, the shoots are separated and planted out. 0000012194 00000 n
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The guava is a prime host of the Mediterranean, Oriental, Mexican, and Caribbean fruit flies, and the melon flyCeratitis capitata, Dacus dorsalis, Anastrepha ludens, A. suspensa, and Dacus cucurbitae. Wilt is a pernicious disease of guava in India. Growers usually withhold irrigation after December or January or root-prune the trees in order to avoid a second crop. 'Allahabad'large, white-fleshed, with few, medium-sized, fairly hard seeds. They were all vegetatively propagated and tested as to performance. The latter always gives the best results (88 to 100%). Post harvest handling includes sorting, washing, grading, packaging, storage and transportation. Guava: Diseases and symptoms. Fruits punctured by insects are subject to mucor rot (caused by the fungus, Mucor hiemalis) in Hawaii. 0000014343 00000 n
The symptoms of the disease have been described in detail. and the guava scale, but this and other scale insects are generally kept under control by their natural enemies. Pestalotia psidii sometimes causes canker on green guavas in India and rots fruits in storage. Unwrapped 'Safeda' guavas, just turned yellow, have kept well for 4 weeks in cold storage at 47º to 50º F (8.33º-10º C) and relative humidity of 85-95%, and were in good condition for 3 days thereafter at room temperature of 76º to 87º F (24º-44º C). In South Africa, a baby-food manufacturer markets a guava-tapioca product, and a guava extract prepared from small and overripe fruits is used as an ascorbic-acid enrichment for soft drinks and various foods. Pieces of any roots except the smallest and the very large, cut into 5 to 10 in (12.5-20 cm) lengths, are placed flat in a prepared bed and covered with 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) of soil which must be kept moist. Storage life of mature green guavas is prolonged at 68º F (20º C), relative humidity of 85%, less than 10% carbon dioxide, and complete removal of ethylene. The nutrient is highly beneficial in building the immunity system of the body and helping it fight chronic diseases like diabetes. Raw guavas are eaten out-of-hand, but are preferred seeded and served sliced as dessert or in salads. Botryodiplodia sp. In 1955, Whitman obtained a plant of a seedless guava from Cuba and it bore its first fruit in 1957. Chemical control can be quite effective and several systemic Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) 0000005440 00000 n
7199', a seedling of a 'Stone Acid' X 'Ruby' cross in Florida, was considered too musky. Among acid, non-musky, thick-walled guavas, 'Beaumont', a Hawaiian selection, is large and pink-fleshed. During the rainy season in India, and the Province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, the fungus, Phytophthora parasitica, is responsible for much infectious fruit rot. 6362' (a seedling of a 'Ruby' X' Supreme' cross in Florida). h�b```b``+a`c`baa@ �dž��9'��2���f� �T(R lm`�v�/�̌
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He is said to have some very superior selections in his grove. It is pear-shaped, of medium size, sometimes pink-blushed, with thick, white flesh, few seeds, good flavor and higher ascorbic acid content than the parent. an important fruit of subtropical countries is affected by about 177 pathogens of which, 167 are fungal, 3 bacterial, 3 algal, 3 nematodes and one epiphyte. Some have been test planted and evaluated at the Waimanalo Experimental Farm. Fruit rot. 0000022040 00000 n
Extensive wild stands of young trees are best burned. They are often served with cream cheese. Over 100,000 plants were produced by this method over a 2-year period. 'Habshi'of medium size with thick, white flesh, few seeds; halves good for canning. The strong odor of the fruit is attributed to carbonyl compounds. Older trees, killed to the ground, have sent up new shoots which fruited 2 years later. On some trees, 80% of the mature green fruits may be ruined. The green shield scale, Pulvinaria psidii, requires chemical measures in Florida, as does the guava white fly, Trialeurodes floridensis, and a weevil, Anthonomus irroratus, which bores holes in the newly forming fruits. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) may attack the fruits in the rainy season. Plantations were developed by Japanese farmers at Itaquera and this has become the leading guava-producing area in Brazil. Guavas are known for their sweet, tangy flavor and variety of uses ranging from guava juice to guava jelly, but there’s much more to this fruit than meets the eye. Wilt is also caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. psidii which invades the trunk and roots through tunnels bored by the larvae of Coelosterna beetles. (As grown in Hawaii it is highly acid and best used for processing). 'Stone'small, ovoid, with deep-pink flesh; attractive and of agreeable flavor for eating fresh. Therefore, thinning is recommended and results in larger fruits. In Brazil, choice, undamaged guavas are produced by covering the fruits with paper sacks when young (the size of an olive). In India, it flourishes up to an altitude of 3,280 ft (1,000 m); in Jamaica, up to 3,906 ft (1,200 m); in Costa Rica, to 4,590 ft (1,400 m); in Ecuador, to 7,540 ft (2,300 m). The bark contains tannin, crystals of calcium oxalate, ellagic acid and starch. 0000004529 00000 n
In Trinidad, a large, white-fleshed type is known as 'Cayenne'. The guava has been cultivated and distributed by man, by birds, and sundry 4-footed animals for so long that its place of origin is uncertain, but it is believed to be an area extending from southern Mexico into or through Central America. On some trees, 80% of the mature green fruits may be ruined. Bars of thick, rich guava paste and guava cheese are staple sweets, and guava jelly is almost universally marketed. Very limited evidence exists to support guava's use in treating diarrhea, type 2 diabetes, dysmenorrhea, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Glomerella graminicola [teleomorph] Glomerella tucumanensis Glomerella falcatum [anamorph] Aspergillus ear and kernel rot Aspergillus flavus: Banded leaf and sheath spot Rhizoctonia solani = … It can survive only a few degrees of frost. For fresh marketing and shipping, the fruits must be clipped when full grown but underripe, and handled with great care. If done in July, only 70%. Guava trees grow rapidly and fruit in 2 to 4 years from seed. In Bahia, Brazil, severe deficiency symptoms of guava trees was attributed to nematodes and nematicide treatment of the soil in a circle 3 ft (0.9 in) out from the base restored the trees to normal in 5 months. In recent years, the Cooperative Extension Service in Dade County, Florida, has distributed wasps that attack the larvae and pupae of the Caribbean fruit fly and have somewhat reduced the menace. They are often served with cream cheese. Faintly fragrant, the white flowers, borne singly or in small clusters in the leaf axils, are 1 in (2.5 cm) wide, with 4 or 5 white petals which are quickly shed, and a prominent tuft of perhaps 250 white stamens tipped with pale-yellow anthers. Willim Whitman brought in a grafted plant from Java in 1954 which grew well, fruited and was the source of propagating material. trailer
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The primary method of controlling the disease is to plant resistant guava cultivars; both systemic and non-systemic fungicides are effective at controlling the disease and are usually applied shortly before flowering and during fruit develpment Pseudocercospora leaf spot Pseudocercospora psidii In India much attention is given the characteristics of local and introduced guava cultivars and their suitability for various purposes. Well-illustrated and readable. After washing and trimming of the floral remnants, whole guavas in sirup or merely sprinkled with sugar can be put into plastic bags and quick-frozen. 'Red' X 'Supreme' X 'Ruby' X 'White'large to very large, pear-shaped, with creamy-white flesh; good for eating fresh and for juice and nectar. Young trees have been damaged or killed in cold spells at Allahabad, India, in California and in Florida. 'Hybrid Red Supreme'large, with thin, red, acid flesh; moderate amount of seeds; not suitable for canning. Rows should always run north and south so that each tree receives the maximum sunlight. In fact, it’s also been linked to a long list of health benefits, including improved heart health, enhanced immune function, decreased blood sugar levels and more. It is made into sirup for use on waffles, ice cream, puddings and in milkshakes. 'Redland', the first named cultivar in Florida, was developed at the University of Florida Agricultural Research and Education Center, Homestead, and described in 1941. Anthracnose is the most commonly observed disease that affects both pre- and postharvest management of guava. 'Ruby', with pungent odor, medium to large size; ovate; with thick, red flesh, sweet flavor, relatively few seeds. 0000013295 00000 n
Among common white-fleshed cultivars are: 'Apple Colour'of medium size, slightly oblate; deep-pink skin, creamy-white flesh, moderate amount of seeds, very sweet flavor (0.34-2.12% acid, 9 to 11.36% sugar); heavy bearer; good keeping quality; good for canning. 0000001296 00000 n
The fruits tend to be malformed and the trees are scant bearers. Using both, 87% success has been achieved. Lower ratings were given four others of this group: 'Apple' (too musky and seedy); 'Allahabad Safeda' (too bumpy of surface); 'Burma' (too seedy) and 'Hong Kong White' (too seedy). These cultivars are employed in breeding programs in Hawaii. After washing and trimming of the floral remnants, whole guavas in sirup or merely sprinkled with sugar can be put into plastic bags and quick-frozen. Since 1975, Brazil has been exporting large quantities of guava paste, concentrated guava pulp, and guava shells not only to the United States but to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Japan. Seedless guavas are the result of low fertility of pollen grains and self-incompatibility. Fruits in the orchard as well as in storage suffer with this disease, which is, however, of rare occurrence. 0000422449 00000 n
In areas receiving only 15 to 20 in (38-50 cm) rainfall annually, the guava will benefit from an additional 2,460 cm (2 acre feet) applied by means of 8 to 10 irrigations, one every 15-20 days in summer and one each month in winter. Since 1975, Brazil has been exporting large quantities of guava paste, concentrated guava pulp, and guava shells not only to the United States but to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Japan. Small, sour guavas predominate in the wild and are valued for processing. h�bb�``b``Ń3�
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Good drainage is recommended but guavas are seen growing spontaneously on land with a high water tabletoo wet for most other fruit trees. It is also applied on skin diseases. Sometimes guavas are canned whole or cut in half without seed removal. The yield per tree will be less but the total yield per land area will be higher than at the wider spacing. India finds it practical to dehydrate guavas during the seasonal glut for jelly-manufacture in the off-season. Fruits are borne by new shoots from mature wood. A Sarasota concern was processing 250 bushels of guavas per day and a Pinellas County processor was operating a 150-bushel capacity plant in 1946. 'Kothrud'of medium size with medium thick, red flesh; moderate amount of seeds; not suitable for canning. Clinical trials are lacking. Pests of litchi in India and their control. All died. In India the disease was first recorded near Allahabad in 1935 . Butani, D. K. 1977. Actual seed counts have ranged from 112 to 535 but some guavas are seedless or nearly so. 'Seedless' (from Allahabad)medium to large, pear-shaped to ovoid; with thick white flesh, firm to soft, sweet. Whiteflies, particularly Bemisia whiteflies, are a minor pest of guava trees and usually don’t require treatment to control their populations. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus, is an herbaceous annual plant in the family Malvaceae which is grown for its edible seed pods.Okra plants have small erect stems that can be bristly or hairless with heart-shaped leaves. A clear guava juice with all the ascorbic acid and other properties undamaged by excessive heat, is made in South Africa by trimming and mincing guavas, mixing with a natural fungal enzyme (now available under various trade names), letting stand for 18 hours at 120º to 130º F (49º-54º C) and filtering. It is common throughout all warm areas of tropical America and in the West Indies (since 1526), the Bahamas, Bermuda and southern Florida where it was reportedly introduced in 1847 and was common over more than half the State by 1886. 0000001975 00000 n
and also a source of charcoal. It has been reported in all guava-growing areas around the world where high rainfall and humidity are present. Guava trees are seriously damaged by the citrus flat mite, Brevipa1pus californicus in Egypt. A famous guava, widely planted, but susceptible to wilt and branches are brittle and break readily. 'Red-fleshed'of medium size with many (about 567) fairly soft seeds; high in pectin and good for jelly; not suitable for canning. 0000004055 00000 n
It may range up to 350-450 mg in nearly ripe fruit. 0000003015 00000 n
It is commonly said that guavas must be tree-ripened to attain prime quality, but the cost of protecting the crop from birds makes early picking necessary. 20. In India, discoloration in canned guavas has been overcome by adding 0.06% citric acid and 0.125% ascorbic acid to the sirup. About a month later, an incision is made halfway through 2 or 3 in (5-7.5 cm) above the bud and the plant is bent over to force the bud to grow. To avoid fruit fly damage, fruits must be picked before full maturity and this requires harvesting at least 3 times a week. Trees may bear only 100-300 fruits in the rainy season but the price is higher because of relative scarcity despite the lower quality. 'Hart', fairly large, with pale-yellow flesh, and 8% sugar content. In many parts of the world, the guava runs wild and forms extensive thicketscalled "guayabales" in Spanishand it overruns pastures, fields and roadsides so vigorously in Hawaii, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Fiji, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba and southern Florida that it is classed as a noxious weed subject to eradication. Describes control measures, including resistant varieties, fungicides, crop rotation, and seed treatments. India finds it practical to dehydrate guavas during the seasonal glut for jelly-manufacture in the off-season. Sometimes aphids are prevalent, sucking the sap from the underside of the leaves of new shoots and excreting honeydew on which sooty mold develops. The leaves, aromatic when crushed, are evergreen, opposite, short-petioled, oval or oblong-elliptic, somewhat irregular in outline; 2 3/4 to 6 in (7-15 cm) long, I 'A to 2 in (3-5 cm) wide, leathery, with conspicuous parallel veins, and more or less downy on the underside. 0000431535 00000 n
A small tree to 33 ft (10 in) high, with spreading branches, the guava is easy to recognize because of its smooth, thin, copper-colored bark that flakes off, showing the greenish layer beneath; and also because of the attractive, "bony" aspect of its trunk which may in time attain a diameter of 10 in (25 cm). The guava requires an annual rainfall between 40 and 80 in (1,000-2,000 mm); is said to bear more heavily in areas with a distinct winter season than in the deep Tropics. 0000433254 00000 n
They often germinate in 2 to 3 weeks but may take as long as 8 weeks. Of the sweet, pink-fleshed, thick-walled cultivars examined, 'Hong Kong Pink' was preferred. Leaf and fruit spot diseases commonly occur on guava grown in Hawaii. The fruit is large, with thick, deep-pink flesh, and fewer seeds than 'Beaumont', and is less acid. In 1978, a new cultivar, 'Ka Hua Kula', selected from 1,200 seedlings of 'Beaumont', was released and recommended for commercial guava puree. Guava juice, made by boiling sliced, unseeded guavas and straining, is much used in Hawaii in punch and ice cream sodas. Wood flowers: In Mexico, the tree may be parasitized by the mistletoe, Psittacanthus calyculatus Don, producing the rosette-like malformations called "wood flowers" which are sold as ornamental curiosities. Orchards may be rejuvenated by drastic pruning. The fruit, exuding a strong, sweet, musky odor when ripe, may be round, ovoid, or pear-shaped, 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) long, with 4 or 5 protruding floral remnants (sepals) at the apex; and thin, light-yellow skin, frequently blushed with pink. Among the few named cultivars are 'Corozal Mixta', 'Corriente', and 'Seedling 57-6-79'. The paper deals with investigations on the stylar end rot of guava fruits. Food Uses
Due to it’s perishable nature number of pathogens are reported on fruits which causes different types of rots of guava fruits. The guava is a prime host of the Mediterranean, Oriental, Mexican, and Caribbean fruit flies, and the melon flyCeratitis capitata, Dacus dorsalis, Anastrepha ludens, A. suspensa, and Dacus cucurbitae. 0�t -��������~=z�_w_ PL�A��T�N� 4m|�
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