Sugarcane mosaic virus affected plant and sugarcane leafhopper (inset), Eumetopina flavipes, vectors Ramu stunt. Image Bugwood.org |
Causal agent: Unknown Tenuivirus
Plant death and failure of ratoon crops occurs in susceptible varieties.
Symptoms
- Stunting of individual shoots or whole stools.
- Leaves develop small cream-green flecks, which grow to become 2-5 mm long yellow-green streaks.
Spread
- Vectored by the island sugarcane leafhopper (Eumetopina flavipes), which is not present in sugarcane-producing areas of Australia.
- Propagation material can also spread the disease.
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High priority pest of: Sugarcane
Scientific name: Unknown
EPPRD Category: 2
Life Form: Unknown
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
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