Publications by authors named "Sudharto Ps"
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- Oil palm farming in Southeast Asia changes animal habitats, which can harm different species and their relationships.
- Researchers studied how the complexity of plants under oil palm trees affects spider populations in Indonesia, focusing on how some spiders steal food from others.
- They found that more complex plant setups help keep spider numbers high, which is important for maintaining healthy ecosystems in these farms.
Basal Stem Rot (BSR) disease caused by Ganoderma boninense is the most destructive disease in oil palm, especially in Indonesia and Malaysia. The available control measures for BSR disease such as cultural practices and mechanical and chemical treatment have not proved satisfactory due to the fact that Ganoderma has various resting stages such as melanised mycelium, basidiospores and pseudosclerotia. Alternative control measures to overcome the Ganoderma problem are focused on the use of biological control agents and planting resistant material.
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