Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages

Basal stem rot (BSR) disease caused by Ganoderma boninense is rapidly spreading in both coastal and inland soils planted with oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) across Indonesia and Malaysia. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different G. boninense isolates collected from different regio...

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Main Authors: Goh, Y.K., Ng, F.W., Kok, S.M., Goh, K.J.
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
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Ng, F.W.
Kok, S.M.
Goh, Y.K.
Goh, K.J.
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Goh, Y.K.
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description Basal stem rot (BSR) disease caused by Ganoderma boninense is rapidly spreading in both coastal and inland soils planted with oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) across Indonesia and Malaysia. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different G. boninense isolates collected from different regions of Peninsular Malaysia on oil palm seedlings. Ganoderma boninense isolates from 12 different estates located in 7 states were collected and used for assessing the effects of pathogenic Ganoderma isolates on 2- and 5-month-old oil palm seedlings. These seedlings were challenged artificially with Ganoderma-inoculated rubber wood blocks as the inoculum source. Based on the disease severity index (DSI), G. boninense isolates from Bt Lintang (Kedah) (T10) (63.3%) were the most aggressive, whereas, Fraser (Johor) (T4) (8.3%) and Pinji (Perak) (T8) (3.7%) were the least aggressive. Vegetative growth measurements (VGM), namely leaf area (cm2), diameter of the bole girth (cm) and height (cm), for both 2- and 5-month-old seedlings challenged with the most aggressive T10 isolate were significantly lower compared to both of the least aggressive isolates – T4 and T8, as well as the controls at 4 months-after-treatment (MAT). The linear correlation between DSI with VGM at 16-weeks after treatment was negative, ranging from 0.64 to 0.88 for 5-month-old seedlings. Two-month-old seedlings are more preferable in the future nursery experiments compared to 5- month-old seedlings, as the former seedlings were more responsive in terms of DSI and all the VGM parameters measured.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:86742016-12-14T06:47:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8674/ Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages Goh, Y.K. Ng, F.W. Kok, S.M. Goh, Y.K. Goh, K.J. Basal stem rot (BSR) disease caused by Ganoderma boninense is rapidly spreading in both coastal and inland soils planted with oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) across Indonesia and Malaysia. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different G. boninense isolates collected from different regions of Peninsular Malaysia on oil palm seedlings. Ganoderma boninense isolates from 12 different estates located in 7 states were collected and used for assessing the effects of pathogenic Ganoderma isolates on 2- and 5-month-old oil palm seedlings. These seedlings were challenged artificially with Ganoderma-inoculated rubber wood blocks as the inoculum source. Based on the disease severity index (DSI), G. boninense isolates from Bt Lintang (Kedah) (T10) (63.3%) were the most aggressive, whereas, Fraser (Johor) (T4) (8.3%) and Pinji (Perak) (T8) (3.7%) were the least aggressive. Vegetative growth measurements (VGM), namely leaf area (cm2), diameter of the bole girth (cm) and height (cm), for both 2- and 5-month-old seedlings challenged with the most aggressive T10 isolate were significantly lower compared to both of the least aggressive isolates – T4 and T8, as well as the controls at 4 months-after-treatment (MAT). The linear correlation between DSI with VGM at 16-weeks after treatment was negative, ranging from 0.64 to 0.88 for 5-month-old seedlings. Two-month-old seedlings are more preferable in the future nursery experiments compared to 5- month-old seedlings, as the former seedlings were more responsive in terms of DSI and all the VGM parameters measured. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8674/1/43_2_02.pdf Goh, Y.K. and Ng, F.W. and Kok, S.M. and Goh, Y.K. and Goh, K.J. (2014) Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages. Malaysian Applied Biology, 43 (2). pp. 9-16. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=460&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle Goh, Y.K.
Ng, F.W.
Kok, S.M.
Goh, Y.K.
Goh, K.J.
Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
title Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
title_full Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
title_fullStr Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
title_full_unstemmed Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
title_short Aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates On the vegetative growth of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
title_sort aggressiveness of ganoderma boninense isolates on the vegetative growth of oil palm (elaeis guineensis) seedlings at different ages
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