The first external symptom of the disease is the appearance of yellow coloration with slight curling of the leaves of the terminal branches.
In the later stage, the leaves turn yellow to discoloration of leaves and fall prematurely.
Some of the twigs become bare and fail to bring forth new leaves or flowers and eventually dry up.
The disease can be kept under check by proper sanitation in the orchard. Wilted trees should be uprooted, burnt and trench should be dug around the tree trunk.
Proper sanitation in the garden can keep the disease under scrutiny. The infected trees should be uprooted, burnt, and dug between the trunk of the tree.
While planting 5 kg per pit manure which is treated with Aspergillus niger NA-7 or Trichoderma viridi, and 10 kg per pit in old plants.
Make bassin around the guava plant and drenching with 2-gram Carbondazim in one liter of water.