Pachymetra root rot is a soil-borne disease that impacts all sectors of the Australian sugar industry. The disease attacks the root system of sugarcane crops, affecting yields and leading to stool loss and shortened crop cycles, thus impacting the farming, harvesting...
Detection technologies for biological entities have been improving rapidly and this has introduced the possibility of pathogen detection beyond previous methods. Research shows that the ratoon stunting disease (RSD) bacterium (Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli) can be...
