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Committee on Common Names of Plant Diseases

Sugarcane diseases

List of pathogens, diseases and references

BACTERIA (including PHYTOPLASMAS)

Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Manns 1909) Willems et al. 1992 [Red stripe; Top rot; Spindle rot]

Martin J.P., Wismer C.A., (revised by C.C. Ryan) 1989. Red stripe. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr. and C.G. Hughes (Eds.), p. 81-95. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Rott P., Davis M.J., 2000. Red stripe (top rot). In A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 58-62. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Patil A.S., Hapase D.G., 1994. Spindle rot a new bacterial disease of sugarcane in India. In: Current Trends in Sugarcane Pathology, G.P. Rao, A.G. Gillaspie Jr., P.P. Upadhyaya, A. Bergamin, V.P. Agnihotri., and C.T. Chen (Eds), p. 85-94. Delhi, India, International Books and Periodicals supply service.

Patil A.S., 2000. Spindle rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 63-66. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli Davis et al. 1984 (see Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli)

Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans (Christopher & Edgerton 1930) Baldani et al. 1996 [Mottled stripe]

Saumtally A.S., 2000. Mottled stripe. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 45-48. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Steindl D.R.L., Edgerton C.W., 1964. Mottled stripe. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p.12-16. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Davis et al.1984) Evtushenko 2000 [Ratoon stunt]

Davis M.J., Bailey R.A., 2000. Ratoon Stunting. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 49-54. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Davis M.J., Gillaspie A.G. Jr, Vidaver A.K., Harris R.H., 1984. Clavibacter: A new genus containing some phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria, including Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis subsp. nov., pathogens that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 34: 107–117.

Gillaspie A.G. Jr., Teakle D.S., 1989. Ratoon stunting disease. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr., and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 59-80. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Pectobacterium chrysanthemi (Burkholder et al. 1953) Brenner et al. 1973 emend. Hauben et al. 1998 [Bacterial mottle]

Croft B.J., 2000. Bacterial mottle. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 23-26. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Steindl D.R.L., 1964. Bacterial mottle. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World. Vol. II. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 2-11. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Phytoplasma [Grassy shoot]

Hughes C.G., Abbott E.V., 1964. Grassy shoot. In: Sugarcane-Cane diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 165–170. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rishi N., Chen C.T., 1989. Grassy shoot and white leaf diseases. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 289–300. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.

Viswanathan R., 2000. Grassy shoot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 215-220. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Wongkaew P., Hanboonsong Y., Sirithorn P., Choosai C., Boonkrong S., Tinnangwattana T., Kitchareonpanya R., Damak S., 1997. Differentiation of phytoplasmas associated with sugarcane graminaceous weed white leaf disease and sugarcane grassy shoot disease by RFLP and sequencing. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 95: 660–663.

Phytoplasma [Green grassy shoot]

Pliansinchai U., Prammanee S., 2000. Green grassy shoot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 221-225. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Phytoplasma [Leaf yellows]

Cronjι C.P.R., Tymon A.M., Jones P., Bailey R.A. , 1998. Association of a phytoplasma with a yellow leaf syndrome of sugarcane in Africa. Annals of Applied Biology 133: 177–186.

Lockhart B.E., Cronje, C.P.R., 2000. Yellow leaf syndrome. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 291-295. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Phytoplasma [White leaf]

Chen C.T., 1983. Host range of sugarcane white leaf disease. Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress 18: 473–485.

Chen C.T., Kusalwong A., 2000. White leaf. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 231-236. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Rishi N., Chen C.T., 1989. Grassy shoot and white leaf diseases. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 289–300. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Wongkaew P., Hanboonsong Y., Sirithorn P., Choosai C., Boonkrong S., Tinnangwattana T., Kichareonpanya R., Damak S., 1997. Differentiation of phytoplasmas associated with sugarcane white leaf disease and sugarcane grassy shoot disease by RFLP and sequencing. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 95: 660–663.

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Van Hall 1902 [Red streak]

Rahimian H., 1995. The occurrence of bacterial red streak of sugarcane caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae in Iran. Journal of Phytopathology 143: 321-324.

Rahimian H., 2000. Red streak. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 55-62. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby 1929) Dowson 1943 [Leaf scald]

Ricaud C., Ryan C.C., 1989. Leaf scald. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr. and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p.39-58. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Rott P., Davis M.J., 2000. Leaf scald. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 38-44. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vasculorum (Cobb 1894) Vauterin et al. 1995 [Gumming]

Ricaud C., Autrey L.J.C., 1989. Gumming disease. In: Diseases of sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr. and C.G Hughes (Eds.), p.21-38. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Saumatally A.S., Dookun A., 2000. Gumming. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 32-37. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Xanthomonas sp. [False red stripe]

Giglioti E.A., Matsuoka S., 2000. False red stripe. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 27-31. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.


FUNGI

Acremonium furcatum Moreau & R. Moreau ex Gams and
Acremonium implicatum (J.C. Gilman & E. V. Abbott) W. Gams [Wilt complex]

Rao G.P., Agnihotri V. P., 2000. Wilt. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 193-197. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Singh K., Singh R.P., Agnihotri V.P., 1975. Taxonomy and pathogenicity of fungi causing sugarcane wilt syndrome. Indian Phytopathology 28: 86-91.

Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. [Seedling foliage blight]

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Seedling foliage blights. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 209-210. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller J.M., 1986. Alternaria Nees. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 39-40. Slough UK, Farnham House, Farnham Royal, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, CAB International.

Bipolaris sacchari (E.J. Butler) Shoemaker [Eye spot; Seedling foliage blight]

Comstock J.C., 2000. Eye spot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 100-103. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Comstock J. C., Steiner G.W., 1989. Eye Spot. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr. and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p.123-133. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Seedling foliage blights. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 209-210. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller J.M., 1986. Drechslera Ito. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 43-47. Slough UK, Farnham House, Farnham Royal, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, CAB International.

Capnodium sp. [Sooty mould]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Sooty mould. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds.), p. 72-73. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Ricaud C., 2000. Sooty mould. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 186-187. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ceratocystis adiposa (E.J. Butler) C. Moreau [Black rot]

Byther R. S., 1971. Black rot of sugarcane cuttings in Hawaii. Plant Disease Reporter 55: 7-9.

Rott P., Comstock J C., 2000. Black rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 205. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ceratocystis paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau [Pineapple sett rot]

Girard J.-C., Rott P., 2000. Pineapple disease. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 131-135. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Wismer C.A., Bailey R.A., 1989. Pineapple disease. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillapsie Jr. and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p.145-155. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Cercospora longipes E.J. Butler [Brown spot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Brown spot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 24-28. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Saumtally A.S., Sullivan S., 2000. Brown spot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 77-80. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul. and
Claviceps pusilla Ces. [Ergot]

Ricaud C., 2000. Floral smuts and ergot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 104-106. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Robinson P.E., 1964. Fungus diseases of the sugar-cane inflorescence. In: Sugar Cane Diseases of the World, vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 141-156. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Claviceps sp. [False floral smut]

Ricaud C., 2000. Floral smuts and ergot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 104-106. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Robinson P.E., 1964. Fungus diseases of the sugar-cane inflorescence. In: Sugar Cane Diseases of the World, vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 141-156. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Clypeoporthe iliau (Lyon) M.E. Barr [Leaf sheath binding]

Martin J.P., 1964. Iliau. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, vol. II. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 114-118. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Iliau. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 206-207. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Cochliobolus hawaiiensis Alcorn and
Cochliobolus lunatus R.R. Nelson & Haasis [Seedling foliage blight]

Rott P., Comstock, J.C., 2000. Seedling foliage blights. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 209-210. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Cochliobolus Drechler. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 14–16. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Cochliobolus stenospilus T. Matsumoto & W. Yamam. [Brown stripe]

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Cochliobolus Drechler. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 14–16. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Whittle P.J.L., 2000. Brown stripe. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 81-84. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Corticium rolfsii Curzi [Sclerotium sheath rot]

Ricaud C., 2000. Red rot of the leaf sheath. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 159-160. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Takashi Matsumoto, Abbott E.V., 1964. Red rot of the leaf sheath. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 45–48. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Curvularia senegalensis (Speg.) Subram. [Seedling foliage blight]

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Seedling foliage blights. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 209-210. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Cytospora sacchari E.J. Butler [Sheath rot]

Abbott E.V. , 1964. Sheath rot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 69–71. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Caceres S.F., Forbes I.L., 1965. Studies on Cytospora sheath rot of sugar cane and on the causal organism, C. sacchari Butl. Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress 12: 1130.

Saumtally A.S., 2000. Sheath rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 177-180. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Deightoniella papuana D.E. Shaw [Veneer blotch]

Shaw D. E., 1964. Veneer blotch. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C. G. Hughes, E. V. Abbott and C. A. Wismer (Eds), p. 79–81. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Suma S., 2000. Veneer botch. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 188-190. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Dimeriella sacchari (Breda de Haan) Hansf. ex E. V. Abbott [Red leaf spot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Red leaf spot (Purple spot). In: Sugar-cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 43–44. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Croft B.J., 2000. Red leaf spot (purple spot). In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 150-152. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ryan C.C., Birch R.G., 1980. Red leaf spot of sugarcane caused by Dimeriella sacchari in Australia. Plant Disease 64: 501–502.

Didymosphaeria taiwanensis W.Y. Yen & C.C. Chi [Leaf blast]

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Leaf blast. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 207. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Yen W.Y., Chi C.C., 1964. Leaf blast. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 29–31. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Elsinoe sacchari T.C. Lo [White rash]

Lo T.C., 1964. White rash. In: Sugar Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 82–85. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Ricaud C., 2000. White speck (white rash). In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 191-192. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller J.M., 1986. Elsinoλ Racib. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 23. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Fumago sacchari Speg. [Sooty mould]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Sooty mould. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 72–73. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Ricaud C., 2000. Sooty mould. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 186-187. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld. (see Gibberella fujikuroi)

Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl. and Fusarium sacchari (E.J. Butler & Hafiz Khan) W. Gams [Wilt complex]

Ganguly A., 1964. Wilt: In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G.Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 131–137. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsvier Publishing Company.

Rao G. P., Agnihotri V. P., 2000. Wilt. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 193-197. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Fusarium subglutinans (Wollenw. & Reinking) P.E. Nelson, Toussoun & Marasas. (see Gibberella subglutinans)

Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw. (Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld.) [Fusarium sett or stem rot; Pokkah boeng]

Bourne B.A., 1961. Fusarium sett or stem rot. In: Sugar-cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 186–207. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Croft B.J., 2000. Fusarium sett of stem rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 107-110. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Martin J.P., Han Lioe Hong, Wismer C.A., 1961. Pokkah boeng. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 247–261. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Martin J.P., Handojo H., Wismer C.A. (revised by H. Handojo), 1989. Pokkah boeng. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 157–168. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

van Dillewijn C., 1950. Fusarium-pokkah boeng. Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress 7: 473–498.

Whittle P.J L., Irawan, 2000. Pokkah boeng. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 136-140. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Gibberella subglutinans (E.T. Edwards) P.E. Nelson, Tousson & Marasas [Pokkah boeng]

Whittle P.J.L., Irawan 2000. Pokkah boeng. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 136-140. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Gloeocercospora sorghi D.C. Bain & Edgerton ex Deighton [Zonate leaf spot]

Bain D.C., Edgerton C.W., 1943. The zonate leaf spot, a new disease of sorghum. Phytopathology 33: 220–226.

Comstock J.C., 2000. Zonate leaf spot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 203-204. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Glomerella tucumanensis (Speg.) Arx & E. Mull. [Red rot]

Abott E.V., Hughes C.G., 1961. Red rot. In: Sugar-Cane Disease of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 262–287. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Singh R.P., Lal S., 2000. Red rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 153-158. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Singh K., Singh, R.P. , 1989. Red rot. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 169–188. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Helminthosporium sp. [Target blotch]

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Target blotch. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 210. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Todd E.H., 1964. Target blotch. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 74–77. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Hendersonia sacchari Speg. [Collar rot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Collar rot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 105–107. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Collar rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 206.Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Hendersonia E. Butler. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 53–54. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Leptosphaeria bicolor D. Hawksw., W.J. Kaiser & Ndimande [Leaf scorch]

Kaiser W. J., Ndimande B. N., Hawksworth D.L., 1979. Leaf scorch disease of sugarcane in Kenya caused by a new species of Leptosphaeria. Mycologia 71: 479–492.

Lee C.-S., Liang Y.-G., 2000. Leaf scorch. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 114-117. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Lo T.T., 1961. Leaf scorch. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 209–221. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Lo T.T., Leu L.S., 1989. Leaf scorch. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 135–143. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Leptosphaeria sacchari Breda de Haan [Ring spot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Ring spot. In: Sugar-cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 53–58. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Croft B.J., 2000. Ring spot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 167-169. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Leptosphaeria taiwanensis W.Y. Yen & C.C. Chi [Leaf blight]

Hsieh W.H., 1979. The causal organism of sugarcane leaf blight. Mycologia 71: 892–898.

Hsieh W.H., Comstock J.C., 2000. Leaf blight. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 111-113. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

O'Neill N.R., Farr D.R., 1996. Miscanthus blight, a new foliar disease of ornamental grasses and sugarcane incited by Leptosphaeria sp. and its anamorphic state Stagonospora sp. Plant Disease 80: 980–987.

Yen W.Y., 1964. Leaf blight. In: Sugar-cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 32–36. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Yen W.Y., Chi C.C., 1953. The life history of the causal organism of leaf blight of sugarcane. Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress 8: 939–944.

Ligniera vasculorum (Matz) M.T. Cook [Dry top rot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Dry top rot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 110–113. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Comstock J.C., 2000. Dry top rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 96-99. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Marasmius sacchari Wakker and
Marasmius stenospilus Montagne [Marasmius basal stem, root and sheath rot]

Croft B.J., 2000. Marasmius basal stem, root and sheath rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 118-120. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Marasmius Fr. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 11. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Mycosphaerella striatiformans Cobb [Leaf splitting]

Chu H.T., 1964. Leaf-splitting disease. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 37–39. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Comstock, J.C., 2000. Leaf splitting. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 207. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Mycovellosiella koepkei (W. Krόger) Deighton [Yellow spot]

Autrey L.J.C., Saumtally A. S., 2000. Yellow spot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C.

Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 198-202. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Hughes C.G., Ocfemia G.O., 1961. Yellow spot disease. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 357–368. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Ricaud C., Autrey L.J.C., 1989. Yellow spot. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 231–245. Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Mycovellosiella vaginae (W. Krόger) Deighton [Red spot of the leaf sheath]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Red spot of the leaf sheath. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 49–50. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Ricaud C., 2000. Red spot of the leaf sheath. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 161-162. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Myriogenospora atramentosa (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Diehl [Leaf binding]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Myriogenospora leaf binding. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 40–42. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Myriogenospora leaf binding. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 208. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Myriogenospora> Atk. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 35. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Pachymetra chaunorhiza B.J. Croft & M.W. Dick [Pachymetra root rot]

Croft B.J., Magarey R.C., 1989. A review of research into Pachymetra root rot, an important new fungal disease of sugarcane. Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress 20: 686–694.

Croft B.J., Magarey R.C., 2000. Pachymetra rooot rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 126-130. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Dick M.W., Croft B.J., Magarey R.C., Clark G., 1989. Pachymetra, a new genus of the Verrucalvaceae (Oomycetes). Botanical Journal of Linnean Society 99: 97–113.

Peronosclerospora miscanthi (T. Miyake) C.G. Shaw and
Peronosclerospora northii (W.H. Weston) C.G. Shaw [Leaf splitting]

Chu H.T., 1964. Leaf-splitting disease. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 37–39. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Comstock J. C., 2000. Leaf splitting. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 207. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Peronosclerospora (Ito) Shirai & K. Hara. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 58–61. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Waterhouse G.M., 1964. The genus Sclerospora. Commonwealth Mycological Institute Miscellaneous Papers 17 : 1-30.

Peronosclerospora philippinensis (W. Weston) C.G. Shaw and
Peronosclerospora sacchari (T. Miyake) C.G. Shaw [Downy mildew]

Leu L.S., Egan B.T., 1989. Downy mildew. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 107–121. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Suma S., Magarey, R.C., 2000. Downy mildew. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 90-95. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Phaeocytostroma sacchari (Ellis & Everh.) B. Sutton [Rind disease and sour rot]

Abbott E.V., Wismer C.A., Martin J.P.<H>, 1964. Rind Disease. <I>In<I>: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 124–130. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Comstock J.C., Bailey R.A., 2000. Rind disease and sour rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 163-166. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Phyllachora sacchari Henn. [Tar spot]

Anahosur K.H., Sivanesan A., 1978. Phyllachora sacchari. CMI Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria No. 588. Kew, UK, Commonwealth Mycological Institute.

Koike H., 1988. Sugar-Cane Diseases. A guide for field identification. Rome, Italy, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 127p.

Ricaud C., 2000. Black leaf spot (tar spot). In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 75-76. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Phyllosticta hawaiiensis Petr. and
Phyllosticta sp.[ Phyllosticta leaf spot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Ring spot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 52–58. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Martin J.P., 1938. Phyllosticta spot. In: Sugar cane diseases in Hawaii. p. 84–85. Honolulu, Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association.

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Phyllosticta leaf spot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 208-209. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Physalospora rhodina Berk. & M. A. Curtis [Dry rot]

Abbott E.V., 1964. Dry rot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 108–109. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Comstock, J.C., 2000. Dry rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 206. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Phytophthora megasperma Drechsler and
Phytophthora spp. [Phytophthora sett rot]

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Phytophthora rot of cuttings. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 209. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Steib R.J., 1964. Phytophthora seed piece rot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 120–123. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Pseudocercospora atrofiliformis (J.M. Yen, T.C. Lo & C.C. Chi) J.M. Yen [Black stripe]

Rott P., Comstock J C., 2000. Black stripe. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases.P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 205. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Pseudocercospora Speg. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 49–51. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Yen W.Y., Lo T.C., Chi C.C., 1964. Black stripe. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 21–23. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Puccinia kuehnii (W. Kruger) E.J. Butler [Orange rust]

Egan B.T., 1964. Rust. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott, and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 60–68. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Magarey R.C., 2000. Orange rust. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 121-125. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ryan C.C., Egan B.T., 1989. Rust. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G.

Puccinia melanocephala Syd. & P. Syd. [Brown rust]

Egan B.T., 1964. Rust. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott, and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 60–68. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Raid R.N., Comstock J.C., 2000. Common rust. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 85-89. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ryan C.C., Egan B.T., 1989. Rust. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 189–210. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Pythium arrhenomanes Drechsler and
Pythium myriotylum Drechsler and
Pythium spp. [Pythium root rot]

Hoy J.W., 2000. Pythium root rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 141-146. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Hoy J.W., Schneider R.W., 1988. Role of Pythium in sugarcane stubble decline: Pathogenicity and virulence of Pythium species. Phytopathology 78: 1688–1692.

Rands R.D., 1961. Root rot. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 289–309. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Sclerophthora macrospora (Sacc.) Thirum., C.G. Shaw & Naras. [Sclerophthora stunt]

Ricaud C., 2000. Sclerophthora disease. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases. P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 174-176. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Roth G., 1967.Sclerophthora macrospora (Sacc.) Thirum. et al. (Syn.: Sclerospora macrospora Sacc.) on sugarcane in South Africa. Journal of Plant diseases and Protection 74: 83–100.

Sivanesan A., Waller J.M., 1986. Sclerophthora Thirum., C.G. Shaw & Narasimhan. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 61–62. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Steindl D.R.L., Steib R.J., 1961. Sclerophthora disease. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 311–325. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Setosphaeria rostrata K.J. Leonard [Seedling foliage blight]

Byther R.S., Steiner G.W., 1972. Four sugarcane seedling diseases in Hawaii: Causal agents, control and a selective medium for isolation. Phytopathology 62: 120–124.

Rott P., Comstock J.C., 2000. Seedling foliage blights. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 209-210. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sivanesan A., Waller, J.M., 1986. Setosphaeria Leonard & Suggs. In: Sugarcane Diseases. Phytopathological Paper No. 29, p. 37–38. Slough, UK, CAB International.

Sphacelotheca erianthi (Syd. & P. Syd.) Mundk. [Floral smut]

Ricaud C., 2000. Floral smuts and ergot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 104-106. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Robinson P.E., 1964. Fungus diseases of the sugar-cane inflorescence. In: Sugar Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 141–156. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Sphacelotheca macrospora W.Y. Yen & C.S. Wang [Covered smut]

Ricaud C., 2000. Floral smuts and ergot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 104-106. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Robinson P.E., 1964. Fungus diseases of the sugar-cane inflorescence. In: Sugar Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 141–156. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Sporisorium cruentum (J.G. Kόhn) Vanky and Sporisorium schweinfurthianum (Thόm.) Vanky [Floral smut]

Ricaud C., 2000. Floral smuts and ergot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 104-106.Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Robinson P.E., 1964. Fungus diseases of the sugar-cane inflorescence. In: Sugar Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 141–156. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Sporisorium scitamineum (Syd.) M.Piepenbr., M. Stoll & Oberw. [Smut]

Comstock J.C., 2000. Smut. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 181-185. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ferreira S.A., Comstock J.C., 1989. Smut. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 211–229. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Stagonospora sacchari T.T. Lo & L. Ling [Leaf scorch]

Lee C.-S., Liang Y.-G., 2000. Leaf scorch. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 114-117. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Lo T.T., 1961. Leaf scorch. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 209–221. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Lo T.T., Leu L.S., 1989. Leaf scorch. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 135–143. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk and
Thanatephorus sasakii (Shirai) C.C. Tu & Kimbr. [Banded sclerotial disease]

Abbott E.V., Takashi Matsumoto, 1964. Banded sclerotial disease. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 19–20. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Ricaud C., 2000. Banded sclerotial disease. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 72-74. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Unidentified fungus (basidiomycete) [Basal stem, root and sheath rot]

Croft B. J., 2000. Australian basal stem, root and sheath rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 69-71. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Unidentified fungus (exobasidiales) [Ramu orange leaf]

Magarey R.C., Suma S., Egan B.T., 1995. New sugarcane diseases observed in commercial cane at Ramu Sugar Estate, Papua New Guinea. Proceedings International Society of Sugarcane Technologists Congress 22: 472–476.

Suma S., Magarey R.C., 2000. Ramu orange leaf. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 147-149. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Ustilago scitaminea Syd. (see Sporisorium scitamineum)

Xylaria arbuscula Sacc. and
Xylaria cf warburgii Henn. [Root and basal stem rot]

Fang J.G., Lee C.S., 1994. Host range of Xylaria cf. warburgii. Sugar Cane 2: 6–11.

Fang J.G., Lee C.S., 1995. Vegetative compatibility and virulence of Xylaria cf. warburgii, a causal organism of root and basal stem rot of sugarcane. Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress 21: 527–534.

Fang J.-G., Lee C.-S., 2000. Root and basal stem rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 170-173. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Fang J.G., Hsieh W.H., Lee C.S., 1994. Root and basal stem rot – a new disease of sugarcane. In: Current Trends in Sugarcane Pathology. G.P. Rao, A.G. Gillasple, Jr, P.P. Upadhyaya, A. Bergamin, V.P. Agnihorti and C.T. Chen (Eds), p. 59–64. Pitampura, Delhi, India, International Books and Periodicals Supply Service.

VIRUSES

Fiji disease virus (see Sugarcane Fiji disease virus)

Peanut clump virus (PCV) [Red leaf mottle]

Baudin P., Chatenet M., 1988. Dιtection sιrologique du PCV, isolat canne ΰ sucre, agent de la marbrure rouge des feuilles. L’Agronomie Tropicale 43: 228–235.

Rott P., Chatenet M., 2000. Red leaf mottle. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 255-258. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sorghum mosaic virus (SrMV) [Mosaic]

Grisham M. P., 2000. Mosaic. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 249-254. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Koike H., Gillaspie A.G. Jr, 1989. Mosaic. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B. T. Egan, A. G. Gillaspie Jr and C. G. Hughes (Eds), p. 301–322. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Yang Z.N., Mirkov T.E., 1997. Sequence and relationships of sugarcane mosaic and sorghum mosaic virus strains and development of RT-PCR-based RFLPs for strain discrimination. Phytopathology 87: 932–939.

Sugarcane bacilliform virus (SCBV) [Leaf fleck]

Lockhart B.E.L., Autrey L.J.C., 1988. Occurrence in sugarcane of a bacilliform virus related serologically to banana streak virus. Plant Disease 72: 230–233.

Lockhart B.E., Autrey L.J.C., 2000. Sugarcane bacilliform virus. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 268-272. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sugarcane Fiji disease virus (SCFDV) [Fiji leaf gall]

Egan B.T., Ryan C.C., Francki R.I.B., 1989. Fiji disease. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 263–287. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Smith G.R., 2000. Fiji Disease. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 239-244. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sugarcane mild mosaic virus (SCMMV) [Mild mosaic]

Ganoo S., Autrey L.J.C., Lockhart B.E.L. , 1998. Distribution of sugarcane mild mosaic virus in sugarcane germplasm in Mauritius. Sugar Cane 2: 22–24.

Lockhart B.E., Autrey L.J.C., 2000. Mild mosaic. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 245-248. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) [Mosaic]

Grisham M.P., 2000. Mosaic. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 249-254. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Koike H., Gillaspie A.G. Jr, 1989. Mosaic. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B. T. Egan, A. G. Gillaspie Jr and C. G. Hughes (Eds), p. 301–322. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Yang Z.N., Mirkov T.E., 1997. Sequence and relationships of sugarcane mosaic and sorghum mosaic virus strains and development of RT-PCR-based RFLPs for strain discrimination. Phytopathology 87: 932–939.

Sugarcane streak virus (SCSV) and
Sugarcane streak Egypt virus
(SCSEV) and
Sugarcane streak Mauritius virus (
SCSMV) [Streak]

Bock K.R., Bailey R.A., 1989. Streak. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 323–332. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Pinner M.S., Markham P.G., Markham R.H., Dekker E.L., 1988. Characterization of maize streak virus: description of strains; symptoms. Plant Pathology 37: 74–87.

Storey H.H., Thomson G.M., 1961. Streak disease. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 1. J.P. Martin, E.V. Abbott and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 461–476. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Rott P., Peterschmitt M., 2000. Streak. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 259-264. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV) [Streak mosaic]

Hall J.S., Adams B., Parsons T.J., French R., Lane L.C., Jensen S.G., 1998. Molecular cloning, sequencing, and phylogenetic relationships of a new potyvirus: sugarcane streak mosaic virus and a reevaluation of the classification of the Potyviridae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10: 323-332.

Hema M., Joseph J., Gopinath K., Sreenivasulu P., Savithri H.S., 1999. Molecular characterization and interviral relationships of a flexuous filamentous virus causing mosaic disease of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in India. Archives of Virology 144: 479-490.

Sugarcane striate mosaic associated virus (SCSMaV) [Striate mosaic]

Choi Y.G., Croft B.J., Randles J.W., 1999. Identification of sugarcane striate mosaic associated virus by partial characterization of its dsRNA. Phytopathology 89: 877-883.

Croft B.J., Randles, J.W., 2000. Striate mosaic. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 265-267. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Hughes C.G., 1961. Striate mosaic: a new disease of sugarcane. International Sugar Journal 63: 298–299.

Hughes C.G. 1964. Striate mosaic. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 192–195. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV) [Yellow leaf]

Comstock J.C., Irvine J.E., Miller J.D., 1994. Yellow leaf syndrome appears on the United States Mainland. Sugar Journal, March 1994: 33–35.

Lockhart B.E., Cronje, C.P.R., 2000. Yellow leaf syndrome. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 291-295. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Scagliusi S.M., Lockhart B.E.L., 2000. Transmission, characterization, and serology of a luteovirus associated with yellow leaf syndrome of sugarcane. Phytopathology 90:120-124.


UNKNOWN AGENTS

Unknown [Apex rot]

Rott P., Daugrois, J., 2000. Apex rot. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 275-277. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Unknown [Chlorotic streak]

Egan B.T., 1989. Chlorotic streak. In: Diseases of Sugarcane. Major Diseases. C. Ricaud, B.T. Egan, A.G. Gillaspie Jr and C.G. Hughes (Eds), p. 247–262. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Magarey R.C., Egan B.T., 2000. Chlorotic streak. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 278-283. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Unknown [Dwarf]

Magarey R.C., 2000. Dwarf. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 284-286. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Steindl D.R.L., 1964. Dwarf. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 158–163. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Unknown [Leaf gall]

Ricaud C., 2000. Leaf galls (pseudo-Fiji). In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 287-288. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Wismer C.A., Hughes C.G., 1964. Miscellaneous non-transmissible effects. In: Sugar-Cane Diseases of the World, Vol. 2. C.G. Hughes, E.V. Abbott and C.A. Wismer (Eds), p. 297–316. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Publishing Company.

Unknown [Ramu streak]

Magarey R.C., Suma S., 2000. Ramu streak. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 289-290. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Magarey R.C., Suma S., Egan B.T., 1995. New sugarcane diseases observed in commercial cane at Ramu Sugar Estate, Papua New Guinea. Proceedings International Society of Sugarcane Technologists Congress 22: 472–476.

Unknown [Ramu stunt]

Suma S., Jones P., 2000. Ramu stunt. In: A guide to sugarcane diseases, P. Rott, R. Bailey, J.C. Comstock, B. Croft and S. Saumtally (Eds), p. 226-230. Montpellier, France, CIRAD/ISSCT.

Waller J.M., Egan B.T., Eastwood D., 1987. Ramu stunt, an important new sugarcane disease in Papua New Guinea. Tropical Pest Management 33: 347–349.