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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingCan anthracnose resistance on mango leaves be assumed to protect ripe fruit?
A leaf assay measures a response in the tissue and conditions being tested. Its value as a shortcut depends on demonstrating a useful relationship with the fruit disease outcome breeders actually want. Mango breeding research has investigated leaf assays precisely because that relationship requires development and validation. Retain fruit assessments for advanced selections rather than interpreting a promising leaf result as a complete postharvest disease evaluation.