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Pests, Diseases & DisordersCan Ct numbers from different mango pathogen tests be compared as a universal disease scale?
A real-time PCR cycle threshold depends on the assay, extraction, sample material, controls, and analysis settings. Numbers from different tests or laboratories are not automatically comparable estimates of organism abundance. Ask whether a validated quantitative calibration exists for the particular comparison. A numerical report can support diagnosis without defining how much mango canopy is diseased or predicting the tree's eventual yield loss.