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Ganoderma Response in Oil
Palm Seedlings
Techniques in Plantation Science
Series editors: Brian P. Forster and Peter D.S. Caligari, Verdant
Bioscience, Indonesia

Edited by Miranti Rahmaningsih, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia,

Ike Virdiana, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Syamsul Bahri,
Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Yassier Anwar, Verdant Bioscience,
Indonesia, Brian P. Forster, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia,
Frédéric Breton, Cirad, France

Oil palm is the world’s top oil crop and Ganoderma is its most devastating disease in SE Asia. All authors
are actively engaged in oil palm pathology for crop improvement and have developed this simple, seedling
test for early detection of susceptibility/resistance to Ganoderma.

This is a hands-on, practical guide covering seedling screening for disease response in oil palm for pathology,
breeding and genetics. Oil palm is the top oil crop in the world and Ganoderma is the most devastating disease
of oil palm. The authors are all actively engaged in oil palm seed production and breeding and bring together the
many aspects of seedling disease testing in to one integrated manual.

Presenting sound practices based on scientific innovation and knowledge, this guide provides techniques
integrated with expertise and also looks towards future possibilities. Promoting green, eco-friendly agriculture, this
book covers:
• Health and safety considerations
• Media preparation for in vitro culture
• Collecting isolates and culture preparation
• Preparation of Ganoderma inoculum
• Nursery inoculation
• Scoring response

Key Features
• Seedling Ganoderma screening
• Laboratory methods in preparing inoculum
• Nursery preparations and testing for seedling responses

September 2018 / PB / 96 Pages / 9781786396242 / £19.99 £15.99 / €25 €20 / $30 $24

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Audience
Based on experience and protocols, this is an invaluable manual for students and researchers
in agriculture, plant breeders, growers, traders and production companies interested in the
practicalities of oil palm pathologyed for mutation breeding.

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Health and Safety Considerations
3. Media Preparation for In Vitro culture of Ganoderma
4. Collecting Ganoderma Isolates and Culture Preparation
5. Preparation of Ganoderma Inoculum
6. Nursery Inoculation
7. Scoring Response to Ganoderma
8. Future possibilities

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