Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Research on the usage of biological control agents (BCA) for the management of basal stem rot disease of oil palm or better known as Ganoderma disease offers a greener solution than synthetic chemical fungicides. The actinomycete is one of the interesting groups of microbes with huge potential to be developed as a biological control agent. […]
Ganoderma boninense has been identified as a ‘white rot’ pathogen that causes basal stem rot (BSR) disease in oil palm. In spite of numerous reports on the severity of BSR and its effect on the oil palm industry, no single treatment has effectively tackled the problem. Most control measures have to date continued to give […]
Basal stem rot (BSR) caused by Ganoderma spp., a basidiomycete fungus, is a major devastating disease of oil palm, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. Several factors were reported to influence the outbreak of BSR disease which include nutrient status, age of palm, types of soil, previous crop and replanting techniques. Elemental nutrient is known to […]