“…However, P. guajava genotypes resistant to guava decline are not available to date, although disease resistance has been reported in accessions of P. cattleyanum and P. guineense (Miranda, Souza, & Viana, 2011;Costa, Santos, & Castro, 2016). Moreover, the use of rootstocks for guava is unfeasible (Robaina, Campos, Marinho, Souza, & Bremenkanp, 2015). Therefore, for guava crops, plant breeding programs are important for developing cultivars or rootstocks that are genetically resistant and compatible for grafting (Carneiro, Cirotto, Quintanilha, Silva, & Carneiro, 2007;Almeida, Martins, & Santos, 2009;Gomes et al, 2011;Miranda et al, 2011;Miranda, de Souza, Gomes, Ferreira, & Almeida, 2012).…”