Other Plant Disease -- South Africa
Guava production in Western Cape province is increasing due to the absence of the devastating guava wilt which is rife in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces in the north of the country. The national guava industry depends entirely on one single cultivar, Fan Retief, which would come under serious threat if the disease were to spread south.
A disease resistant cultivar was developed in 2000, but in 2009, it became susceptible as well. It is thought that the pathogen mutated to break host
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