Red Stripe of Sugarcane
Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
Sugarcanebacterial
A bacterial disease producing narrow red leaf stripes that can progress to a top rot.
Symptoms
Narrow red stripes along the leaf, which can progress to a top rot in severe cases.
Favorable conditions
- •Warm, wet weather
- •Waterlogged soil
Management
- 1Plant resistant varieties
- 2Use disease-free seed cane
- 3Avoid waterlogging
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