In vitro studies of lactic acid bacteria against the causative agent of papaya dieback disease

• Main Authors: Mohd Taha, Mariam Dayana, Saidi, Noor Baity, Abdul Rahim, Raha, Md. Shah, Umi Kalsom, Mohd Hashim, Amalia
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77173/1/saes2015-33.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77173/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Papaya is an economically significant fruit crop grown in Malaysia. Nevertheless, the outbreak of Papaya Dieback disease has caused major threats to the papaya plantation for almost a decade as effective treatment found to date has been limited. Endophytic bacteria have been used as biological contr...