“…Variables related to the pathogen, the host and the environment or their interaction can promote the progress of the disease. Environmental factors such as water supply (Custódio et al., ; Santos, Souza, Pozza, Miranda, Barreto, et al., ; Santos, Souza, Pozza, Miranda, Carvalho, et al., ) and nutritional balance of the plant (Pozza, Guimaraes, Romaniello, Pozza, & Carvalho, ; Pozza et al., ) can lead to the occurrence of BES. Soil water availability is required to translocate nutrients, which allows for nutritional balance of the plant and the production of resistance barriers such as the wax layer and the cell wall.…”