First report on bacterial soft rot disease on dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) caused by Enterobacter cloacae in Peninsular Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Masyahit, Masanto, Sijam, Kamaruzaman, Awang, Yahya, Mohd Satar, Mohd Ghazali
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Friends Science Publishers 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14773/1/First%20report%20on%20bacterial%20soft%20rot%20disease%20on%20dragon%20fruit.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14773/

This study was specifically carried out to isolate and identify the pathogenic bacteria causing disease on dragon fruit in Peninsular Malaysia as well as to study the correlation of disease occurrence with environmental factors. Among 43 surveyed areas, field observations found that disease occurr...