Investigation on host specificity of Pantoea stewartii subspecies stewartii strains isolated from jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) infected with bronzing disease in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mazlan, Safwan, Mohamed Zulperi, Dzarifah, Yusof, Siti Nurdiyana, Abidin, Nuraizat, Ismail Suhaimy, Noor Wahida, Ismail, Siti Izera, Yusof, Mohd Termizi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77374/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-53.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77374/

A new disease of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) known as fruit bronzing was observed in the Pahang state of Malaysia between 2016 to 2017. Symptoms included yellowish-orange to reddish discoloration of the affected pulps and rags in the fruit. This disease is caused by Pantoea stewartii subspe...