Pest And Disease In Rubber Plantation In Malaysia

All the plant parts including the pods are affected by various pests conway 1971.

Pest and disease in rubber plantation in malaysia.

Cocoa is very susceptible to pests and diseases right from the moment the seeds are sown. Shah 1976 and mainstone 1978 and diseases liu liew 1975. However if weakened by overwatering or dark conditions they can be afflicted by. These are minute organisms with four pairs of legs.

Attention is drawn in the preface to the fact that the future of plantation rubber is largely dependent on the effective control of disease and that the importance of this factor. The present work is a revised and greatly enlarged version of the section devoted to pathological problems in the author s well known book the physiology and diseases of hevea brasiliensis which appeared in 1911. Although they are large tree in the wild rubber trees respond well to pruning and can be kept quite small if trimmed regularly. Common pests diseases of rubber group.

There are several tools present to diagnose treat and prevent the diseases and pests. If properly cared for few pests or diseases seriously threaten rubber trees. A plant disease has affected thousands of hectares of rubber plantations in indonesia and may take a serious toll on natural rubber output this year. Rubber plantation in malaysia introduction malaysia is the leading producer of natural rubber in the world.

When the infestation is severe apply sevin 5 at the rate of 10 kg per ha or ekalux 1 5 or fenval 0 4 dust at the rate of 7 kg per ha provisional recommendation with a power duster. First the seedlings were brought from the amazon basin and were planted here on a experimental basis. Since then about one hundred maladies and diseases were reported all over the world. Rubber tree ficus elastica is an impressive plant with huge shiny leaves but this cold sensitive plant survives outdoors only in very warm climates for this reason it is usually grown indoors.

Rubber trees are popular disease resistant houseplants. The rubber plantation in malaysia was started in malaysia in 1877. Rubber hevea brasiliensis the important plantation crops in srilanka. The rubber tree is affected by a number of diseases of economic important and they can be divided for convenience into four categories.

Pang syed 1971. Although healthy rubber tree plants tend to be pest resistant they can be infested by several sap sucking pests. Tools are available for breeders extension and academic officers and plant protectionists. Turner shepherd 1978 and varghese 1985.

As well as pest attack also harmful to rubber plant.