Isolation of antifungal bacteria from compost and environmental samples

• Main Author: Sim, Jolene Xin Ying
• Other Authors: Ng Wun Jern
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Botany::Plant physiology; Engineering::Environmental engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141083
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Basal stem rot (BSR) disease caused by Ganoderma boninense infects oil palms and is spreading rapidly in oil palm plantations. This has caused resources to be wasted and resulting economic losses. Much effort has been put into finding a cure for the disease, but no effective method has been reported...