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Survey on Incidence and Severity of Pest and Disease Damage on
Melon Manis Terengganu (Cucumis Melo Var. Inodorus Cv. Melon
Manis Terengganu)
Natasya Amirah Binti Tahir
(Tahir, N.A)
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wahizatul Afzan Binti Azmi
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Nur Aida Binti Hashim
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Melon Manis Terengganu (MMT) is a newly developed cultivar exclusively
planted in Terengganu and recognised as Terengganu’s iconic fruit. Nowadays,
the occurrence of pests and diseases is one of the major constraints in MMT
cultivation. Thus, incidence and severity of pests and diseases damage on MMT
were conducted to identify the pests and diseases found on it. Collection of
pest samples and affected plant were conducted in 8 weeks following the
growth stage of MMT. A total of 133 individuals belonging from >10 families
and 6 order were collected throughout this study. Results revealed that red
pumpkin beetle (RPB) was the most dominant pest found on almost stage of
MMT followed by fruit fly and melon worm. For every growth stages there were
different type of pests found and the type of pest increased as the plant grew.
Therefore, data obtained from this study could be helpful for the MMT growers
in construct the pests and diseases control strategies.
1714 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018