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SPECIAL REPORTS: COUNTRY REPORTS ON INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Invasive Alien Species Resource Directory

One of the lead agencies mandated to

address the issue on alien species in thecountry is the Plant Protection Unit of the

Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Industry and Primary Purposes (MIPP). The Unit isresponsible for the prevention of the introduction of pests and diseases that are considered harmfulunder the Agricultural Pest and Noxious Plants Act.The Act stipulates that all plant materials, animalsand animal products imported into Brunei

Darussalam must be free from pests and diseases.Other government agencies, ministries as well as

non-government organisations that are involved withthe management of Invasive Alien Species (IAS)include the Departments of Fisheriesand of Forestry, both under theMIPP; the Department of Environ-ment, Parks and Recreation under the Ministry of Development; theDepartment of Museum under theMinistry of Culture, Youth and

Sports; and the University of BruneiDarussalam.

In a survey conducted from January 1996 toDecember 1998, the Department of Agriculture

recorded 101 pathogen-caused diseases that arenew to Brunei. The survey however found no casesof diseases that seriously affected the ecology andthe economy.

Of the total 101 diseases recorded, therewere 36 new diseases of fruit crops, 10 of veg-etables, 45 of ornamental plants and 10 of miscellaneous crops and medicinal plants. Someof these are:

Diseases of fruit cropsPatch canker (Phytophthora palmivora) - durianFruit rot (Geotrichum candidum) - durian kuningBlack cross leaf spot (Phyllachora musicola) - bananaBacterial canker ( Xanthomonas campestris pv citri) - sweet

orangeBlack mildew (Meliola citricola) - musklimeCrusty leaf spot ( Zimmermaniella trispora) - mangoSeed rot ( Aspergillus niger ) - mangosteen

Seedling blight (Botryosporium longibrachiatum) - tarapFruit anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloesporioides) -

durian

Diseases of vegetable cropsStem blight (Diplodia sp.) - longbeanFruit rot (Monilinia fruitcola) - bottle gourdTuber rot (Chalropsis thielavioides) - carrotLeaf spot ( Alternaria brassicicola) - radishLeaf spot (Cercospora cocciniae) - bitter gourdAnthracnose (Colletotrichum capsici) - okra(Corynespora carricola) - pumpkin

Diseases of medicinal plants

and miscellaneous cropsAnthracnose (Colletotrichum sp.) - taro, sweet potatoLeaf spot (Cercospora ipomoeae) - sweet potatoLeaf spot (Myrothecium roridum) - betel

leaf Powdery mildew (Oidium phyllanthi) -

PhyllanthusLeaf spot (Pseudocercosporapterocarpicola) - PterocarpusLeaf spot (Cercospora blumeae-

balsamferae) - Blumea

Powdery mildew (Oidium phyllanthi) -Phyllanthus

Leaf spot (Cercospora viegasii) - Mikania

Diseases of ornamental plantsCollar rot (Sclerotium rolfsii) - orchidsLeaf spot (Stenella orchidacearum) - orchidsBacterial leaf spot (Pseuddomonas andropogonis) -

bougainvilleaLeaf spot (Stenella alocasiae) - alocasia

Fruit rot

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*Excerpts from the paper entitled “Brunei Resource Directoryon Invasive Alien Species” presented by Ms. Martinah Haji

Tamit during the workshop on “The Prevention and Manage-ment of Invasive Alien Species: Forging Cooperationthrough South and Southeast Asia” held from 14-16 August 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Powdery mildew (Oidium sp.) - Anthurium, AcaciaAnthracnose (Colletotricchum gloeosporiodes) -

DieffenbachiaCrown gall ( Agrobacterium tumefaciens) - RoseFlower blight (Choanephora cucurbitarum) -

HibiscusLeaf spot (Pseudocercospora jasminicolavar. effusa) -

JasmineRoot rot (Fusarium oxysporum) - CrotonLeaf spot (Pseudocercospora thelypteridis) - fernSooty mold (Brooksia tropicalis) - Royal PalmLeaf spot ( Annellophora trichogonis) - Royal PalmLeaf spot (Sicrosporium carrisiae) sealing wax palmFalse smut (Graphiola phoenicis) - date palmStem rot (Botryodiplodia theobromae) - neriumPowdery mildew (Oidium sp.) - Acasia

Among the priorities identified for future man-

agement and policy recommendations are thefollowing:

• Accede to the Convention on Biological

Diversity• Set up a working group representing various

relevant government agencies and NGOs inBrunei Darussalam to address IAS

• Awareness raising programme about IAS for farmers and importers, which the Departmentof Agriculture is already implementing.

• Strengthen acts and regulations to address IAS• Train more personnel to become experts in

addressing IAS• Set up databases for IAS and its management

strategies• Undertake a monitoring programme on IAS• Undertake a research programme on the

management of newly introduced alien flora

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