RELATED ARTICLES : Mycorrhizae and Bacillus thuringiensis
Use of Bacillus thuringiensis & Beneficial Microbes in Pest & Disease Management In Oil palm Plantations
by DR SITI RAMLAH AHMAD ALI, DR RAMLEMOSLIM & DR IDRIS ABU SEMAN
PLANT PROTECTION UNIT,BIOLOGY DIVISION, MPOB
Beneficial Microbes Symposium 2012, 22 November 2012
http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/fea237_87d68885889b450b879c0d3b197177af.pdf
Ecobac-1 (EC): Emulsified concentrate Bacillus thuringiensis for controlling bagworm outbreak by aerial spraying
Siti Ramlah Ahmad Ali, Mohd Najib Ahmad, Mohamed Mazmira Mohd Masri and Mohd Basri Wahid
Introduction :
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a gram-positive bacterium that upon sporulation produces a protein crystal toxic to certain pest insects. Strains of B. thuringiensis that affect the larvae of insects in Lepidoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera and other orders have been identified. Unlike most chemical insecticides, Bt are very target specific, safe to non-target organisms, and their residues do not persist in the environment
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Transforming the Upstream Oil Palm Sector through Innovations
Norman Kamarudin, Zulkifli Hashim, Idris Abu Seman, RamleMoslim
May 2016
http://www.iipm.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DR.-NORMAN-KAMARUDIN.pdf
Biological agents and insecticides to control bunch moth, tirathaba rufivena in oil palm estates in sarawak, Malaysia
Mohamad S.A. * 1, Masijan Z. 1, Moslim R. 1, Sulaiman M.R. 1, Ming S.C. 2, Chuan S.T. 3, Kamarudin N. 1, Ali S.R.A. 1, Ahmad S.N. 1
Journal of Oil Palm Research, Volume 29, Issue 3, 2017, pp. 323-332
http://www.asean-cites.org/?r=articles%2Fpublic-view&id=302182
http://jopr.mpob.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joprv29sept17-saharul.pdf
Evaluation of chemical insecticides and biological agents to control bunch moth, Tirathaba rufivena in young oil palm area in Sarawak, Malaysia
Zulkefli Masijan 1, Alindra Gerald Sintik 1, Saharul Abillah Mohamad 1, Norman Kamarudin 1, Siti Ramlah Ahmad Ali 1, Siaw Ting Chuan 2, Ramle Moslim 1 and Siti Nurulhidayah Ahmad 1
ABSTRACT
Tirathaba rufivena is a major insect pest of oil palm planted in peat in Sarawak in Malaysia. High numbers of larvae were found infesting the post anthesised male inflorescences as compared to female inflorescences and fruit bunches. Two insecticides which are commonly used to control bunch moth and two products based on biological agent Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) were evaluated in the field. The insecticides are namely cypermethrin and chlorantriniliprole, and the biocontrol products are commercial Bt and MPOB Bt.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301227734_Evaluation_of_chemical_insecticides_and_biological_agents_to_control_bunch_moth_Tirathaba_rufivena_in_young_oil_palm_area_in_Sarawak_Malaysia [accessed Sep 11 2018].
MICROBIAL APPROACH IN PEST CONTROL
Siti Ramlah Ahmad Ali; Ramle Moslim; Norman Kamarudin and Mohd Basri Wahid
https://www.academia.edu/26914711/Microbial_Approach_In_Pests_Control
Ganoderma Versus Mycorrhiza.
Azizah Hashim*. Oil Palm Bulletin 47 (November 2003) p. 6 – 14. *Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia
palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/publications/OPB/opb47-azizah.pdf
Use of ArbuscuJar Mycorrhiza as a Soil Ameliorant against Ganodenna in Oil Palm - UPM Research Report 1997-2000. Section 2-Extended Abstracts
Azizah H and Maria, V R
Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM
Mycorrhizal Fungi as a Biocontrol Agent
M.M. Tahat, Kamaruzaman , Sijam and R. Othman
ABSTRACT - Arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) are the symbiotic fungi that predominate in the roots and soils of agricultural crop plants. The AMF form beneficial symbioses in most terrestrial ecosystems and crop production systems. Ninty percent of land plant species are colonized by one or more of the mycorrhizal fungi species ranging from flowering to non flowering plants, while only a few plant families do not form this association.
http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/ppj/2010/198-207.pdf
Fungi reduce need for fertilizer in agriculture
Date: May 26, 2011
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Summary: The next agricultural revolution may be sparked by fungi, helping to greatly increase food-production for the growing needs of the planet without the need for massive amounts of fertilizers according to new research.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101907.htm
Using fungi to decrease need for chemical fertilizers
Date:April 8, 2016 Source: South Dakota State University
An ancient, mutually beneficial relationship between plants and fungi could make agriculture more sustainable by reducing the need for chemical fertilizers, according to professor Heike Bücking of the South Dakota State University Department of Biology and Microbiology.
For more than 500 million years, the majority of land plants have shared their carbohydrates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that colonize their root systems, Bücking explained. In exchange, these fungi provide plants with nitrogen and phosphorus, and improve the stress resistance of their host.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160408183655.htm
16 Wet-sieving and Decanting Techniques for the Extraction of Spores of Vesicular-arbuscular Fungi
December 1992
DOI: 10.1016/S0580-9517(08)70099-0
Authors : Giovanni Pacioni 35.19Universitàdegli Studi dell'Aquila
Pacioni, Giovanni. (1992). 16 Wet-sieving and Decanting Techniques for the Extraction of Spores of Vesicular-arbuscular Fungi. Methods in Microbiology. 24. 317-322. 10.1016/S0580-9517(08)70099-0.
secrets of the soil - Stour Valley Wildlife Action Group
SECRETS OF THE SOIL. The key to healthy soil is the vast web of complex symbiotic relationships held within it. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of a fungus and the roots of a plant. It is arguably the fundamental life process on land. Its most usual function is to facilitate plants‟ supply of phosphate. This essential nutrient generally occurs at low concentrations in natural soils and is mostly held tightly by soil particles, unavailable. Mycorrhiza provides the remedy.
http://www.stourvalleywildlifeactiongroup.org/secrets-soil.JAMES%20MERRYWEATHER1.pdf
EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA ON OIL PALM SEEDLING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BASAL STEM ROT DISEASE CAUSED BY GANODERMA BONINENSE
by MARIA VIVA RINI
Universiti Putra Malaysia, June 2001
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10563/1/FP_2001_19_A.pdf
YouTube videos
Mycorrhizal Fungi Animation
How do Mycorrhizal Fungi help your plants to grow? This video will tell you everything
you need to know about this remarkable symbiotic relationship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v88gbtKBTv4
MYCORRHIZAE: How does the symbiosis take place?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkFrdXSWsoY
What are Mycorrhizal Fungi and How Do They Benefit Your Plants?
common misconception that most people have about roots, how mycorrhizal fungi forms a symbiotic
relationship with plants, and 7 reasons to use Mycorrhizae on the properties you manage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw8qXKQk3M4