Abstract
Red flesh guava cultivars planted in the State of São Paulo come from both formal breeding programs and informal selections made by producers, from seedlings obtained from seeds. The cultivars 'Paluma', which is the most planted in the state, and 'Século XXI' belong to the first group. The second group includes the 'Sassaoka' and 'Tailandesa' cultivars. Although guava rust (Austropuccinia…