Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Basal stem rot (BSR), caused by species of Ganoderma, is the most serious disease of oil palm in Malaysia and Indonesia. The pathogen was originally identified as G. lucidum Karts in West Africa (Wakefield, 1920) and also in Malaysia (Thompson, 1931). Main Researcher: Dr Idris Abu SemanEmail: idris@mpob.gov.my
Basal stem root (BSR) caused by species of Ganoderma is a disease of economic importance of oil palm in Malaysia and Indonesia. The genus Ganoderma Karst. is categorised as a higher fungus, a polyporoid genus, within the fanily; Ganodermataceae, Order: Basidiomycetes. The early literature on BSR disease of oil palm reported conflicting opinions on the […]
Current oil palm planting materials grow at a rate of 40-75cm / yr. The palms are too tall after 20 years and harvesting is difficult. Breeding for short oil palms is one of the main priorities. PORIM has developed PORIM Series I (PS1) planting materials with slower height increment in PORIM-Nigerian germplasm collection (Rajanaidu et […]
Mainline loading of oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is either done manually or mechanically. Methods currently practised by estates include: manual loading Net system loading (KULIM system) Platform ramp loading High-lift infield trailer loading Huka/Hook-lift concept loading In some of these loading systems, for example manual, net and platform ramp loading, the FFB are […]
The SuperCrawler is a track machine designed for infoeld transportation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from palm base to roadside platform particularly in difficult areas. A vehicle with wheels normally has maneuvering problem in soft and soggy areas. The normal FFB evacuation produce in this soil conditions is to use wheelbarrow or manual carrying. In […]