Association of copper and zinc levels in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) to the spatial distribution of Ganoderma species in the plantations on peat

• Main Authors: Mohd Rashid, Mohd Rakib, Bong, Joseph Choon Fah, Ahmad, Khairulmazmi, Abu Seman, Idris, Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Verlag GmbH 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59684/1/Association%20of%20copper%20and%20zinc%20levels%20in%20oil%20palm%20%28Elaeis%20guineensis%29%20to%20the%20spatial%20distribution%20of%20Ganoderma%20species%20in%20the%20plantations%20on%20peat.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59684/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/jph.12559/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 to Ganoderma species, t...