Diseases affecting this crop.
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- Sugarcane Diseases Information on the diseases that may affect sugarcane and their causal agents.
- Insect Management in Sugarcane Information on a number of insect pests that may attack this crop and guidance on chemical controls.
- Silky Cane Weevil: Metamasius hemipterus sericeus Description of this pest which also attacks bananas and palms, its life cycle and management by chemical and other means, and photographs and details of the damage it does.
- Plant-parasitic Nematodes on Sugarcane in Florida Information on the species that attack sugarcane, their diagnosis and management, including nematicides recommended for this crop.
- The Upfold Hot Water Treatment Plant Ratoon stunting disease is common in most sugar industries in southern and central Africa and causes significant loss. This system provides a means for farmers to produce high quality seedcane free of the disease.
- Diseases of Sugarcane Provides the common names of the bacterial, fungal, nematode, viral and other diseases that affect the plant.