Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
A Presentation To IPM
Course/FFS Participants
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Provincial Coordinator IPM KPK
For MINFAL Pakistan
Pakistan
Sugarcane Mosaic
Mosaic symptoms in sugarcane are currently associated
Symptoms
Mosaic is identified primarily by its leaf symptoms. As with most
Leaf scald
Xanthomonas albileneans
Symptoms
White "pencil line" extending the entire
Cause
Fungus
Comments
Disease transmitted through infected setts and
by wind
Management
The disease can be successfully controlled by
planting varieties of sugarcane which are
resistant to the disease; disease can usually be
eliminated from seed pieces by hot water
treatment prior to planting; infected plants
should be removed
Cause
Fungus
Comments
Primarily a disease of setts; fungus enters cut
ends of stem or through other wounds
Management
The most effective method of managing the
disease is through the use of resistant
sugarcane varieties; if planting varieties that
are susceptible to the disease then plant them
in dry, well-draining soils
The affected canes produce long, black whiplike and coiled or curved shoots, which are
covered with a thin silvery membrane,
containing masses of chlamydospores of the
fungus. The smutted shoots may arise from
the top of the cane or from lateral buds. Later
on that membrane ruptures and releases a
multitude of spores, which contaminate soil
and the standing crop. In certain cases, the
infected plants remain stunted in growth
with increased tillering of little value. The
diseased plants are unfit for use.
3.
Symptoms
Wilt symptoms usually appear after
Grassy shoot
Mycoplasma like organism (MLO)
Symptoms
A large number lean and lanky, pale sprouts