Sapak, Z., Mohd Faisol Mahadeven, A,N., Nurul Farhana, M.H., Norsahira, S., & Mohd Zafri, A.W. 2021 A review of common diseases of pineapple: the causal pathogens, disease symptoms, and available control measures. Food Research (Suppl. 4): 1 - 14

Keywords:

  • disease transmission
  • virus
  • Notes: The common diseases of pineapple that cause significant yield losses in the farms such as mealybug wilt-associated virus, bacterial heart rot, fruit collapse, butt rot, fruitlet core rot, black rot, yeasty and fusariosis are highlighted and discussed in detail on the causal pathogens, disease symptoms and signs, disease infection and development. The available control measures for managing pineapple diseases were also included in this paper.