Basal stem rot disease threatens oil palm industry


MIRI: Owners of oil palm plantations including smallholders in the state have been warned to take extra precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of the Ganoderma basal stem rot (GBSR) disease.

Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Associa-tion (Soppoa) chairman Datuk Abdul Hamed Sepawi 2in giving the warning, said the disease if not put under control could threaten the existence of the whole industry in the state.

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