“…Phosphites have been recognized for their efficacy against diseases caused by oomycetes, particularly Phytophthora spp., in a wide range of horticultural and native plant species (Dalio et al., 2014; King et al., 2010). There are some reports showing that phosphites can also control fungal diseases such as brown spot in rice (Nascimento et al., 2016), scab in pecan (Bock, Brenneman, Hotchkiss, & Wood, 2013), Ceratocystis wilt in mango (Araujo et al., 2015), pitch canker in pine (Cerqueira et al., 2017), rust in coffee (Monteiro et al., 2016), anthracnose in common bean (Gadaga, Abreu, Resende, & Ribeiro Júnior, 2017) and white mould in both common bean and soybean (Fagundes‐Nacarath, Debona, Brás, et al, 2018; Fagundes‐Nacarath, Debona, Oliveira, et al, 2018; Novaes et al., 2019). Despite these reports, the effect of phosphites in bacterial diseases remains largely unknown.…”