First report of Pantoea anthophila causing shoot dieback disease of Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea) in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Johari, M. I. H., Saad, N., Ismail, S. I., Jamian, S., Abdullah, S., Zulperi, D., Karam, D. S., Rajoo, K. S.
• Format: Article
• Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108014/; https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1278-PDN

Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea L.) or Penaga lilin is one of Asia’s most popular tropical herbal plants, including in Malaysia (Sharma et al. 2017). The trees are cultivated for their aesthetic value and pharmacological properties, especially as traditional remedies for asthma, dermatopathy, inflamma...