Pathology
Sugarcane mild mosaic virus in commercial varieties and advanced lines in Florida
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Several viral diseases affect sugarcane production worldwide. In 2022, a severely stunted principal commercial variety, CP 06-2400, growing in the crossing line at the USDA-ARS Sugarcane Field Station in Canal Point, Florida, was tested using high-throughput sequencing and found to be infected with Sugarcane mild mosaic virus (SCMMV).
Cryo- and osmo-therapy to eliminate viruses from infected sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Virus elimination via cryo- or osmo-therapy has only been recently reported for sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV). Cryotherapy offers the dual advantage of germplasm conservation and virus removal while osmotherapy (osmotic treatments without liquid nitrogen) is a suitable alternative treatment for those cultivars that do not recover well after cryo-treatment.
A Guide to Sugarcane Diseases: New Edition
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The book A guide to sugarcane diseases was published in 2000 by ISSCT and Cirad, with the objective of gathering practical and updated information in sugarcane pathology. During the last two decades, new diseases have developed and were described in several countries.
Sugarcane disease risk assessment in two regions of Cuba
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Climate change is expected to have an increasing influence on the diseases and insect pests that impact agriculture. The objective of this study was to identify the vulnerability of the sugarcane production systems in Mayabeque and Santiago de Cuba areas of Cuba, using indicators to assess the risk of disease outbreaks
Incidence of diseases and animal pests in sugarcane on the Dagoberto Rojas farm, Cuba
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025A study of the diseases and animal pests affecting sugarcane on the Dagoberto Rojas farm was carried out as part of the Comprehensive Development of Precision Agriculture at the Jesús Rabí Sugar Mill in Matanzas, Cuba, using data recorded by the Phytosanitary Service.
Assessment of brown rust and smut resistance trials for rating Cuban commercial sugarcane cultivars
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The sugarcane breeding program in Cuba evaluates new cultivars to determine their resistance to brown rust, smut, leaf scald, sugarcane mosaic, and red rot. In these trials, with high inoculum pressure, a set of control cultivars of known resistance are included to compare and assign a rating that describes the suitability of the new clone for commercial production.
Yield indicators affected by ratoon stunting disease in sugarcane varieties planted in northern Argentina
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025This field study assessed the impact of sugarcane ratoon stunting disease (RSD) infection on yield indicators of commercial varieties in Jujuy and Salta. Yield indicators were measured in randomly selected stems sampled from paired plots from a field trial previously planted with clean and RSD-infected seed cane of different disease intensities
Histological damage caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae in sugarcane and the efficacy of a plant defense inducer to control red stripe disease
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Red stripe (RS) in sugarcane [Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Aaa)] is considered a non-systemic disease; however, understanding the colonization pattern of the pathogen is essential for proposing alternative management strategies in conjunction with the use of resistant sugarcane cultivars.
Development of a real-time singleplex and multiplex PCR diagnostic assay for detecting sugarcane pathogens and optimization of nucleic acid extraction methods
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Systemic sugarcane diseases were silently introduced to new areas due to the lack of appropriate and specific detection methods. Two bacterial diseases are the focus of the Sugarcane Disease Detection Lab (SDDL) in Louisiana – ratoon stunt disease (RSD), caused by Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, and leaf scald (LS), caused by Xanthomonas albilineans.
Current status of sugarcane smut in Tucumán, Argentina – evaluation of genetic resistance and fungicide applications as control strategies
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Under a changing climate, sugarcane smut (Sporisorium scitamineum) has emerged as a significant threat in Tucumán, Argentina, since 2020. The distribution and intensity of smut across Tucumán sugarcane fields was determined and alternative control strategies for the disease analyzed.