Identification and prevention of microbial contaminants in Musa paradisiaca tissue culture

• Main Authors: Nurul Izzah Hassen,, Noor Afiza Badaluddin,, Zakiah Mustapha,, Dhiya Dalila Zawawi,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21700/1/ML%2012.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21700/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/index

Banana (Musa spp.) is an economically vital fruit crop in Malaysia and therefore, micropropagation was applied to meet the market demand for disease-free seedlings. However, microbial contamination is a significant obstacle in micropropagation techniques. In this research, the microorganisms that we...