Standardized bioassays: An improved method for studying Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 (FocR4) pathogen stress response in musa acuminata cv. ‘Berangan’

• Main Authors: Mohd-Yusuf, Yusmin, Khalid, Norzulaani, Al-Obaidi, Jameel R., Baharum, Nadiya Akmal, Zaidi, Kamilatulhusna, Salleh, Baharuddin, Azuddin, Nurul Farizah, Abdul Aziz, Fashli Aziz, Munusamy, Umaiyal, Othman, Rofina Yasmin
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23976/; http://msmbb.my/images/publication/volume_27/issue_3/10-Mohd-Yusuf-et-al.pdf

To date, there is no standardized Fusarium bioassay protocol established owing partly to the wide variety of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) isolates and banana cultivars present. Thus, validation of the infection parameters is deemed essential prior to each bioassay experiment. In the curre...