Biocontrol characteristics of wild basidiomycetes and their applicability to suppress rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae / Adil Fikri Jumiry

• Main Author: Jumiry, Adil Fikri
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2018
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); Pests and diseases
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22546/1/22546.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22546/

Rice (Oryza sativa) is the staple food and a source of income for farmers in Malaysia. Rice blast disease caused by fungus Magnaporthe oryzae significantly reduces rice production and cause economic loss to the grower. In fact, rice blast disease cause by fungus Magnaporthe oryzae can affect all the...