Journal of Applied Horticulture. 1999: 1(2): 151-154

Wilt disease of guava: a national problem

Dwivedi, S K; Padmanabh Dwivedi

School of Environmental Sciences, B.B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow-226 025, India.

A review of guava wilt (caused by Fusarium solani, F. longipes, F. moniliforme [Gibberella fujikuroi], F. oxysporum f.sp. psidii, Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia sp.) in India is given. A brief account of the economic importance of guava is followed by the occurrence and symptoms of the disease. The modes of infection, causal organisms, and environmental and chemical factors that guide the development of the disease have also been emphasised. The recent findings made to control the disease severity, including those by chemical and biological methods and soil solarization, are also reviewed.