Pest Control and Palm Oil Plant Disease by Application of Expert System
Alan Akbar Bukhori, A. Rahim Matondang, Juliza Hidayati · 2020
Pests and diseases of oil palm can affect the growth and productivity of fresh fruit bunches. Therefore, it is necessary to have experts who can quickly conclude the types of diseases and how to deal with diseases that attack oil palm plants. Based on research conducted in September, the highest number was attacked by pests and diseases, which amounted to 41.33% this figure is the highest number in 1 year. The cause of the growth of pests and diseases in oil palm plants is caused by changes in climate temperature from summer to winter. From the results of monitoring humidity in September, the average temperature in the month was 32.9 degrees Celsius. The application of an expert system that is applied to a smartphone can help farmers diagnose the symptoms caused by seawit coconut plants early on. So that the spread of pests and diseases can soon be overcome.