TS196: Accelerating Resistance Breeding: Validated Ganoderma Screening Controls for the Oil Palm Industry
Validated Ganoderma ScreeningBasal stem rot (BSR), caused primarily by Ganoderma boninense, remains the most devastating disease affecting the oil palm industry (Figure 1). The disease causes severe yield losses, compromises plantation longevity, and increases replanting costs, ultimately threatening long-term productivity and sustainability (Idris, 2011). The development of Elaeis guineensis progenies resistant to Ganoderma may provide … Read more