date:May 27, 2014
A group of Mexican scientists from the Institute of Biotechnology of the UNAM (IBT- UNAM) developed a fungicide that can increase the quality of mango by inhibiting the anthracnose, a disease that causes black spots on the fruit.
Mangoes are frequently colonized by some fungi varieties that cause the appearance of black spots. According to experts from the IBT- UNAM, the anthracnose is a widespread disease in almost all of the mango producing regions and it causes significant losses and may aff