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 …

Simple Summary Palm oil is one of the main crops produced in Southeast Asia. However,
the palm oil plantations within the region were severely affected by the basal stem rot (BSR) …

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 …

In countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, palm oil is a strategic commodity. A wide variety of
products are made from palm oil, including food, cosmetics, as well as biodiesel production …

Oil palm is a key agricultural resource in Malaysia. However, palm disease, most
prominently basal stem rot caused at least RM 255 million of annual economic loss. Basal …

The threat of Ganoderma boninense, the causal agent of basal stem rot disease, in the oil
palm industry warrants finding an effective control for it. The weakest link in the disease …

Background The white-rot fungi in the genus Ganoderma interact with both living and dead
angiosperm tree hosts. Two Ganoderma species, a North American taxon, G. zonatum and …

Stem rot by Ganoderma is a disease of major concern for coconut farmers. Many species (G.
applanatum, G. boninense, G. lucidum, G. zonatum) have been implicated as the causal …

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 …

Basal stem rot of oil palm caused by Ganoderma boninense is the most serious disease of
oil palm in Malaysia, Indonesia, and other oil-palm-producing countries. Economic losses …