Biological control of Erwinia mallotivora, the causal agent of papaya dieback disease by indigenous seed-borne endophytic lactic acid bacteria consortium

Dieback disease caused by Erwinia mallotivora is a major threat to papaya plantation in Malaysia. The current study was conducted to evaluate the potential of endophytic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from papaya seeds for disease suppression of papaya dieback. Two hundred and thirty isolates w...

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Main Authors: Mohd Hashim, Amalia, Mohd Jaini, Mohammad Fahrulazri, Mohd Taha, Mariam Dayana, Abdul Rahim, Raha, Saidi, Noor Baity, Md Shah, Umi Kalsom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80819/1/PAPAYA.pdf