Nur Shakirah

Universiti Sains Malaysia | USM · School of Biological Sciences

Fig (Ficus carica L.) is one of the oldest fruits that is extensively cultivated worldwide. It has gained a lot of interest among growers due to its unique characteristics, nutritional values, and medicinal properties. Like other fruit crops, each part of the plant is susceptible to fungal diseases that affect fruit production and its quality. Samp...

Fig (Ficus carica) is an exotic deciduous plant that is grown worldwide including Malaysia. Fungal diseases pose a major threat to fig plants, affecting their fruit quality and production. This study was conducted to characterize the fungal isolates associated with leaf blight, stem rot, and fruit rot of F. carica in Malaysia through morphological...

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a popular and extensively consumed beverage in Malaysia along with many other countries around the world. Grey blight is one of the destructive fungal diseases infecting tea plants which resulted in major yield loss of tea production. Typical symptoms of tea grey blight were observed in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia...