Dynamics of adaptive responses in growth and resistance of rubber tree clones under South American leaf blight non-escape conditions in the Colombian Amazon

Rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) in Latin America are strongly affected by a disease known as South American Leaf Blight (SALB), which is caused by the foliar fungus Microcyclus ulei, renamed Pseudocercospora ulei. This study analyzed the temporal dynamics (eight years) of growth and resistance to SALB in nine promising American clones and the IAN 873 clone (control) during the immature phase in large-scale clone trials, using models for...