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, Choon, Fah Joseph Bong, Ahmad Khairulmazmi, Abu Seman Idris, Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Verlag GmbH 2017
• Subjects: SB Plant culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19035/1/Association%20of%20copper%20and%20zinc%20levels%20in%20oil%20palm.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19035/; http://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12559
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

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, th...