Chlorotic streak disease (CSD) was first recognised more than 85 years ago and is present in most cane-growing countries around the world. An important management strategy is the use of resistant varieties; past research has shown there is significant variability in...
Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) is a condition that was first recognised in early 2012 in the Smithfield area near Cairns but has since been observed extensively from the Mackay area north. Crops in the wet tropics (Tully-Babinda) are the exception and suffer...
Early-stage disease resistance screening potentially offers an efficient method for selecting high-yielding disease-resistant varieties for commercial sugarcane production, especially for those diseases that limit productivity across an industry. Oospores are a...
Pachymetra root rot is a soil-borne disease which impacts all sectors of the Australian sugar industry. The disease attacks the root system of the sugarcane crop, affecting yields and leading to stool loss/shortened crop cycles, impacting the farming, harvesting and...
