Abstract:<p><strong>Background:</strong> anthracnose (<em>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</em>) is an important disease in mango (<em>Mangifera indica</em>) due to its worldwide distribution and inducting of severe epidemics in vegetative and reproductive states, causing significant losses. In nature, plants produce defense mechanisms to protect themselves from biotic and abiotic factors by increasing the synthesis of secondary metabolites and enzymes involving processes such as… Show more
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