Sensitivity analysis of the detection of Ganoderma boninense infection in oil palm using FTIR

Arnnyitte ALEXANDER, Coswald Stephen SIPAUT, Khim-Phin CHONG, Ping-Chin LEE, Jedol DAYOU

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Keywords: Keywords: Oil palm; Ganoderma boninense; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; basal stem rot

A b s t r a c t
One of the main issues in oil palm plantation is the infection of Ganoderma boninense causing basal stem rot disease. Huge monetary losses were reported in the industry by the main producer countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia. Many efforts have been carried out to detect the fungus at the early stage of infection with less practical achievement so far. Recently, detection of the pathogenic fungi using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) has been investigated by the authors. This paper examines the sensitivity of the detection method and correlates the results with the practicality in field scenario. It was found that percentage content of G. boninense cells in oil palm tissues of 5% is detectable using FTIR technique. The results presented in this study indicated that FTIR could be a solution to early detection of G. boninense infection in oil palm especially if the instrument can be made portable and robust for field application.

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