TITLE:
Pathogenicity Assay and Molecular Identification of Fungi and Bacteria Associated with Diseases of Tomato in Malaysia
AUTHORS:
Tavga Sulaiman Rashid, Kamaruzaman Sijam, Hayman Kakakhan Awla, Halimi Mohd Saud, Jugah Kadir
KEYWORDS:
Lycopersicon esculentum, Pathogen Isolation and Molecular Identification
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.7 No.6,
April
28,
2016
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted
in order to determine the fungi and bacteria associated with tomato plants at Cameron
Highlands Malaysia. The fungi which have been isolated and detected from tomato
plants were: Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, F. acuminatum, Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum
boninense, C. acutatum and Phoma
destructiva. The bacteria which have been isolated and detected from
tomato plants were: Ralstonia solanacearum,Xanthomonas vesicatoria, X. gardneri and Pseudomonas syringae. While the most
pathogenic fungi were C. boninense, P. destructive and F. oxysporum with the disease incidence
(89.6%, 86.6%, 85.6%) respectively, the most pathogenic bacteria were X.
vesicatoria and R. solanacearum with the disease incidence (96.6%
and 87.6%) respectively.