Sandra Yulieth Castillo

CENIPALMA - Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica en Palma de Aceite | CENIPALMA

Basal Stem Rot (BSR), caused by Ganoderma spp., is one of the most important emerging diseases of oil palm in Colombia and is so far restricted to only two producing areas in the country. However, despite the controls established to prevent its spread to new areas, containment has not been possible. This study aimed to understand BSR's propagation...

Reader Q: There was no morphological information provided for the isolated specimens, and so it is not known if they are even Ganoderma [...]

Basal stem rot (BSR), caused by Ganoderma spp., is one of the most important emerging oil palm diseases in Colombia, and is restricted to two oil palm production areas in the country. To identify the causal agent of the disease, basidiocarp of oil palms affected by BSR were used to prepare isolates, and their pathogenicity was then assessed in pre...

RESUMEN La gulupa (Passiflora edulis), así como muchas otras pasifloras, es atacada por diferentes grupos de microorganismos, entre los que se incluyen hongos, bacterias, virus y nematodos, que le ocasionan en-fermedades; reduciendo, la calidad y volumen de los frutos para expor-tación; además de afectar su ciclo productivo y en consecuencia au-men...