The rapid expansion of oil palm (OP) has led to its emergence as a commodity of strategic
global importance. Palm oil is used extensively in food and as a precursor for biodiesel. The …

Ganoderma boninense (G. boninense) is a soil-borne fungus threatening oil palm at the
present. It causes basal stem rot disease on oil palm. Within six months, this fungus can …

Mycelium-bound composites are promising materials for sustainable packaging, insulation,
fashion, and architecture. However, moulding is the main fabrication process explored to …

Oil palm infectious diseases have devastating economic implications for the Southeast
Asian nations of Indonesia and Malaysia. Therefore, this paper reviews oil palm growth …

The disposal of oil palm biomass is a huge challenge in Malaysian oil palm plantations. The
aim of this study was to develop efficient solid-state cultivated (SSC) ligno-hemicellulolytic …

Lignin-enriched waste products from bioethanol production of agriculture residues were
tested as structuring agents in castor oil once functionalized with hexamethylene …

Basal stem rot (BSR) is the most destructive disease in oil palm plantations caused by
Ganoderma boninense fungus, leading to a major economic setback in palm oil production …

Endophytic fungi from marine macroalgae are endowed with various pharmacologically
active metabolites. This study mined, identified and screened endophytic fungi (EF) isolated …

Basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense is the single major disease to affect oil
palms in South Asia and Oceania. Although first described in commercial plantations some …

Xylophagous fungi are able to thrive inside wood because they produce enzymes that can
degrade it and cause significant damage. Due to this process, in the case of wood that forms …