Oil palm is the most well-known high yielding and versatile oil crop grown. In 2019, Malaysia ranked as world's second largest producer of products (28%) after Indonesia (57%), contributing around USD 9.07 billion to country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been main economic contributor in agriculture sector. recent years, increase demand paralleled production. However, pests diseases have m...

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of Sclerotinia stem rot, is a devastating fungal pathogen of soybean that can cause significant yield losses to growers when environmental conditions are favorable for the disease. The development of resistant varieties has proven difficult. However, poor resistance in commercial cultivars can be improved through additional breeding efforts and underst...

An attempt has been made to assess the status of different cane diseases in the South African sugar industry. Factors taken into account are present incidence, potential for further spread,, estimated losses in yield and possibilities for control. It is shown that diseases are causing significant losses in yield but that the major proportion of present losses, that due to ratoon stunting diseas...

The increasing number and proportion of aged individuals in the population warrants knowledge of normal physiological changes of left ventricular (LV) biomechanics with advancing age. LV twist describes the instantaneous circumferential motion of the apex with respect to the base of the heart and has an important role in LV ejection and filling. This study sought to investigate the biomechanics...

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a tree plant cultivated for its fruits, from which fatty substances are extracted food and industrial uses. sector has positive impact on the socio-economic situation of producing countries such as Côte d’Ivoire. However, cultivation subject to pests pathologies, basal stem rot, have been attacking Ivorian groves several decade. This study was carried o...

Abstract Coconut ( Cocos nucifera L.) is a multipurpose palm known as kalpavriksha due to its extensive use of all plant parts. Basal stem rot disease, caused by Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma aplanatum in coconut, may affect this palm. Under pot culture studies, Redgram Cajanus cajan ) and Bengal gram Cicer arietinum were identified indicator plants for early detection basal wilt disease coconut....

Groundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the important economic oilseed crops of the world. The cultivated groundnut belongs to family Fabaceae, subfamily Papilionaceae. Groundnut is grown in nearly 100 countries. It occupies 21.7 million ha worldwide with a total production of 38.6 million tonnes during 2011 (FAOSTAT, 2011). Among the soil-borne fungal diseases of groundnut, stem ro...