Tolerance level of grafted papaya plants against papaya dieback disease

• Main Authors: Hassan Mohd-Azhar, Johari Sarip, Noor Faimah Ghazali, Muhammad Zulfa Mohd Razikin, Mariatulqabtiah Abdul Razak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17896/1/95-103%2B%2B%2BHassan%2BMohd-Azhar.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17896/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/2
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Papaya (Carica papaya) cultivars commonly grown in Malaysia, namely Sekaki and Eksotika, are very susceptible to papaya dieback disease (PDD), resulting in reduced production of papayas. As an alternative, grafted papaya seedling using Viorica variety as a highly tolerant rootstock can be introduc...