Data availability on the first report of G. ryvadenii causing BSR disease on oil palm in Ghana (update)

This research is about a new disease report which deals with the discovery of a new pathogen causing Basal Stem rot and upper stem rot diseases on oil palm in Ghana, West Africa.The disease is believed to be an emergent one and the first of its kind. There is therefore a need to develop urgent management strategies to curb the situation, else it will get out of hand.