Collaborate Anticipation Palm Pests Diseases

 Development of the oil industry, followed by the development of pests and diseases in the cultivation of oil palm. Watch for pests emerging diseases.
Indonesia is the largest palm oil producer in the world with a contribution of 48% of the total world palm oil volume. This achievement was followed Malaysia with a production of 37% of world production. The development of the palm oil industry in both countries are still facing serious problems such as pests and diseases are also growing from time to time.
Issues of concern to the two countries was promoted to the main theme of the annual seminar of international scale. Working closely with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Oil Palm Research Center (PPKS) or the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI) organized an international seminar IOPRI-MPOB to-4 titled "Existing and Emerging Pests and Disease of Oil Palm Research Advances in and Management ".
The event was held in London, 13-14 December 2012 and was attended by 430 people palm oil industry players, featuring 22 exhibition stands that are directly related to the palm oil industry and 31 posters of research on oil palm pests and diseases. According to Dr. Khusairi Din Ahmad from MPOB, the number of participants is the largest of a series of seminars from three years earlier.
The seminar was divided into four sessions. The first session discussed the primary disease, the second session discussed the major pest, and the third session discussed the pests and diseases of the coconut palm is also a potential attack. The fourth special session of vertebrate pests are no less dangerous in the cultivation of oil palm.
Pests New Disease
Pests and diseases are one of the keys in the cultivation of oil palm. Ganoderma for example, became the most feared diseases oil industry not only in Indonesia, but also in the whole world. Not to mention the wilt disease caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, pest horn beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros), to contribute to the fire caterpillars decreased production of palm oil.
In addition to pests and diseases commonly found attacking oil palm pests, new diseases were emerging. "As the Phytophthora palmivora (cause) of the disease is important in South America, is now spreading in Indonesia," said Dr. Witjaksana Darmosarkoro, director of the Coconut Research Center Sawir (PPKS) at the opening of the technical seminar.
Disease from Colombia that began to spread in Indonesia through coconut plantations. The fungus P. palmivora causes bud rot disease (bud rot) is now not only attacking coconut. Palm oil has become a target. "The other is the potential spread Tirathaba (palm fruit bunches borer). As we know, many coconut plantations in Indonesia and I think so are in Malaysia, "added Witjak, greeting PPKS Director.
"We believe this seminar has opened horizons, networking, opportunity, good relations, to the good collaboration of the two countries in tackling pests and diseases. It is important to raise our palm oil industry to a higher position, "said Din Khusairi representing the Director General MPOB, Dr.Choo Yuen May, closing the series of events.
Lace Diennazola