Mohd Rashid Mohd Rakib and Choon, Fah Joseph Bong and Ahmad Khairulmazmi and Abu Seman Idris and Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh and Osumanu Haruna Ahmed (2017) Association of copper and zinc levels in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) to the spatial distribution of Ganoderma species in the plantations on peat. Journal of Phytopatology, 165 (4). pp. 276-282. ISSN 1439-0434
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Abstract
Nutrients are essential for normal physiological processes in plants, and they play important roles in defence mechanisms against pathogens. Oil palms cultivated on peat are more prone to nutrient deficiency, especially micronutrients, and this may affect their susceptibility toGanoderma species, the major threat to the sustainability of oil palm throughout South-East Asia. This study was conducted to investigate the association of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in mature oil palm to the spatial distribution of Ganoderma species in the plantations on peat. Foliar samples (frond 17) of oil palm from two plantations (Betong and Miri) on peat in Sarawak, Malaysia, were collected based on the spatial distribution pattern of Ganoderma, and total Cu and Zn were quantified spectrometrically. The experiment was conducted twice at a 1-year interval. The concentrations of Cu and Zn were significantly lower in oil palms from infected areas in contrast to those from uninfected areas. In addition, oil palms in infected areas in Miri suffered Cu and Zn deficiencies. Furthermore, Cu and Zn were significantly lower in the oil palms in Miri that had higher Ganoderma occurrence, as compared to those in Betong, which had significantly higher Cu and Zn but lower Ganoderma occurrence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | copper, Ganoderma species, GeographicalInformation System (GIS), nutrient–diseaseinteractions, oil palm, plant defencemechanisms, spatial distribution, zinc |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | MUNIRA BINTI MARASAN - |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2018 15:48 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2018 15:48 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19035 |
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