Kerusakan Buah Kakao Akibat Penyakit Busuk Buah (Phytopthora palmivora Butlher)

Phytopthora spp is a pathogen that causes disease in cocoa plants always attacks and affects the growth of reduces quantity quality beans fruit rot, leaf blight, stem cancer. This study was conducted to calculate intensity damage due rot Waesala Village, Huamual Belakang Sub-district, which one sub-districts West Seram Regency cultivates many plants, namely Waesala, Buano, Allang Asaude. The method used survey with systematic random sampling 5 sample farmers from 3 villages Subdistrict. results showed average (IK) Subdistrict 24% (mild category), an IK village 21% Buano 26% (moderate Asaude 29% category).