Pest & Disease Control for your Crop
Red rot
Sugarcane
Symptoms
- Diagnostic symptoms can best be observed by splitting the stalk lengthwise.
- The infected tissues have a dull red color interrupted by occasional whitish patches across the stalk.
- These white patches are specific to the disease and are of significance in distinguishing red rot from other stalk rots.
Preventive Measures
Use resistant or moderately resistant varieties. Any sett showing reddening at the cut ends or at the nodal region should be discarded.
Control Measures
Mix in 200 litres of water and Drench
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Description
- Infestation occurs at mean temperature range of 29.4 to 31°C.
- In rainy season, the disease spreads so fast that whole crop dries and not a single malleable cane is obtained.
- It can reduce cane weight by 29% and loss in sugar recovery by 31%.