The avocado (Persea americana) is an economically important fruit in several regions around the world (Perkins et al., 2019). Its cultivation mainly takes place in regions of tropical and subtropical climates (Sharma et al., 2017). The avocado has high nutritional value because it is rich in vitamins A, C, E, and B complex, and it has high contents of carbohydrates, proteins, fibre, and monounsaturated fats (Daiuto et al., 2013). The world production of avocados in 2017 was 5,924,398 tonnes, of which Brazil's production was 213,041 tonnes (http://www.fao.org/). Despite advances in the chain of production of this fruit, its cultivation is affected by postharvest diseases, of which anthracnose is the most important (Campos-Martínez et al., 2016). Anthracnose symptoms are characterized by the formation of round lesions, which are initially brown, but subsequently grow and become dark brown to black. As well as on fruits, symptoms occur on stems, branches, and leaves (Fuentes-Aragón et al.