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

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 659-666

  Masyahit, Masanto ^a   Sijam, Kamaruzaman ^a   Awang, Yahya ^a   Satar, Mohd Ghazali Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Disease occurrence; Dragon fruit; Enterobacter cloacae; Soft rot; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HYLOCEREUS;

EID: 76049090736     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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