Incidence of the emerging diseases usually random, discrete and do no cause significant economic impact to the industry and are considered minor diseases. Nevertheless, these diseases should not be neglected and need to be monitored and controlled to prevent outbreak as changes in biotic and abiotic such as climate may favour the causing pathogens.
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Emerging Diseases
Apart from basal stem rot disease, oil palm is also affected by other diseases. These diseases were currently considered as minor and emerging diseases in oil palm cultivation in Malaysia such as bunch rot, wet stem rot, leaf spot disease and orange spotting.