First report of Bacillus pumilus causing trunk bulges of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mazlan, Safwan, Mohamed Zulperi, Dzarifah, Abdul Wahab, Mohd As'wad, Md Jaafar @ Ahmad Jaafar, Noraini, Sulaiman, Zulkefly, Rajandas, Heera
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Phytopathological Society 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72764/1/First%20report%20of%20Bacillus%20pumilus%20causing%20trunk%20bulges%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72764/; https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1409-PDN

The rubber industry is projected to increase to RM53 billion or USD1.3 billion of gross national income by 2020 in Malaysia (Malaysian Rubber Board 2009). Introductions of superclones with high yield potential such as RRIM 3001 are among the efforts to improve latex yield as well as timber yields. S...