Journal of Phytopathology (2014) 162, 697-702

Dzarifah Zulperi, Kamaruzaman Sijam, Zainal A Mior Ahmad, Yahya Awang and Tavga Sulaiman Rashid (2014)
Occurrence of Ralstonia solanacearum race 2 biovar 1 associated with moko disease of banana (Musa paradisiaca cv. Nipah) in Malaysia
Journal of Phytopathology 162 (10), 697-702
Abstract: During June 2011 to March 2012, Moko disease symptoms were observed in banana cv. Nipah in two Malaysian states. The primer pairs ISRso19F/ISRso19R were used for defined identification of Ralstonia solanacearum race 2 strain. PCR amplification of all isolates produced a 1900 amplicon and exhibited 93% phylogenetic similarity with reference strain (AF450275). Based on symptoms, biochemical tests, pathogenicity assay, molecular and phylogenetic studies, we concluded that the isolated bacterium was R. solanacearum race 2 biovar 1.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Moko disease of banana	Banana/plantain (Musa)	Malaysia