“…Detection methods for BSR aim to identify the presence of G. boninense in oil palm trees, allowing for timely disease management and the prevention of its spread [ 61 , 97 ]. As early detection is crucial in controlling Ganoderma disease in oil palms, several approaches have been employed to detect BSR: visual inspection, molecular techniques, immunological assays, chemical composition analyses, geospatial technology, remote sensing with advanced techniques such as multispectral and hyperspectral data analyses, machine learning, electrical properties assessments, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), spatial mapping, intelligent electronic noses (e-noses), image processing, ANNs, CNNs, GANs, tomography techniques, and RADAR sensors [ 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 ]. However, current diagnostic methods lack a direct relationship with pathogenesis, necessitating the development of highly sensitive techniques [ 102 ].…”