Association between basal stem rot disease and simple sequence repeat markers in oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

• Main Authors: Hama-Ali, Emad Omer, Panandam, Jothi Malar, Tan, Soon Guan, Syed Alwee, Sharifah Shahrul Rabiah, Sheong, Tan Joon, Ling, Ho Chai, Namasivayam, Parameswari, Peng, Hoh Boon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36585/1/Association%20between%20basal%20stem%20rot%20disease%20and%20simple%20sequence%20repeat%20markers%20in%20oil%20palm.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36585/

The oil palm is badly affected by basal stem rot (BSR) disease in Southeast Asia. BSR disease is caused by the fungus Ganoderma boninense, which is a major threat to oil palm compared with other Ganoderma spp. Molecular markers associated with BSR disease will accelerate the identification process o...