Ebook: Trichoderma: a Manual

Intro; Half Title; Techniques in Plantation Science Series; Title; Copyright; Series Foreword -- Techniques in Plantation Science; Contents; Preface to manual: Trichoderma: Disease Control in Oil Palm; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Trichoderma -- biology, life-cycle and antagonism; 1.2 Trichoderma as a biological control agent; 1.3 Basal stem rot disease in oil palm; 1.4 Causes of basal stem rot disease; 1.5 Control of basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma; 1.6 Trichoderma as a biological control agent for Ganoderma; References; 2 Health and Safety Considerations;This is a hand-on practical guide to the use of Trichoderma as a biocontrol for Ganoderma disease in oil palm plantations. The manual provides background information on the benefits of Trichoderma fungi as well as on Ganoderma (Basal Stem Rot), the most devastating disease of oil palm in South East Asia.