3 Types Of Diseases In Palm Oil Plants And How To Overcome Them
Illustration of oil palm plants affected by disease (photo: Pixabay/ranggibb)

YOGYAKARTA What are the diseases that attack oil palm plants? How is it handled? The following article will discuss the disease of palm oil and how to overcome it. Come on, see the explanation!

The decline in the quality and production of palm oil can be caused by many things, one of which is disease attacks on plants.

In oil palm plants, there are several types of diseases that should not be ignored. Palm oil disease can attack all parts of the plant, ranging from roots, stems, and plant shoots.

Summarized from various sources, Friday, April 26, 2024, the following are a variety of diseases in palm oil plants that can affect quality and production and how to overcome them.

1. Stall-rooted pulsating disease

The disease in this palm oil plant is caused by fungi and attacks the base of the stems of the plant.

At least, there are three types of mushrooms that can cause root rot, including:

Shallow the palm oil plant that is infected with fungal will rot and soft. This disease is often found in young and adult plants and can be transmitted to other plants if the roots come into contact with the trunk of the infected tree.

Symptoms of stem root rot in observable palm plants, namely:

Several things can be done to prevent the spread of rotten diseases based on stems in palm oil plants, namely:

2. Root disease

The root disease in the palm oil plant is caused by Rhizoctonia lambellifera and Phytium sp mushrooms.

These mushrooms stream the oil palm cooking system that is in the soil and causes plant roots to rot. As a result, palm oil plants experience abnormal growth and die over time.

The root disease in palm oil can be recognized through the following symptoms:

Actions that can be taken to overcome root disease in palm oil plants, namely:

3. Antracnicose disease

The disease in the last palm oil plant is called antracnosa. This disease is also caused by various kinds of fungi, namely:

Parts of the plant being attacked are leaves and leaf bones. The infected palm leaves will dry up. In more severe cases, antraknisa disease can cause plant mortality.

Cara mengatasi penyakit antraknosa pada kelapatan sawit yang dapat dilakukan, yakni:

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