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Diseases of Sugarcane
(Saccharum spp. hybrids)

S. A. Ferreira and J. C. Comstock, primary collators (last update 3/21/93)


BACTERIAL DISEASES

Gumming disease*
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vasculorum (Cobb) Dye
Leaf scald
Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby) Dowson
Mottled stripe
Pseudomonas rubrisubalbicans (Christopher and Edgerton) Krassilnikov
Ratoon stunting disease
Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli Davis et al.
Red stripe (top rot)
Pseudomonas avenae Manns
= P. rubrilineans (Lee et al.) Stapp

FUNGAL DISEASES

Banded sclerotial (leaf) disease
Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk
= Pellicularia sasakii (Shirai) Ito
(anamorph: Rhizoctonia solani Kühn)
Black rot
Ceratocystis adiposa (E.J. Butler) C. Moreau
(anamorph: Chalara sp.)
Black stripe*
Cercospora atrofiliformis Yen et al.
Brown spot
Cercospora longipes E.J. Butler
Brown stripe
Cochliobolus stenospilus Matsumoto & W. Yamamoto,
   nom. inval.
(anamorph: Bipolaris stenospila (Drechs.) Shoemaker)
Downy mildew*
Peronosclerospora sacchari (T. Miyake) Shirai & K. Hara
= Sclerospora sacchari T. Miyake
Downy mildew, leaf splitting form
Peronosclerospora miscanthi (T. Miyake) C.G. Shaw
= Sclerospora miscanthi T. Miyake
Mycosphaerella striatiformans N.A. Cobb
Eye spot
Bipolaris sacchari (E.J. Butler) Shoemaker
= Helminthosporium sacchari E.J. Butler in E.J. Butler & Hafiz Khan
Fusarium sett and stem rot
Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Ito in Ito & K. Kimura
(anamorph: Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheldon)
G. subglutinans (E. Edwards) P.E. Nelson et al.
Iliau
Clypeoporthe iliau (Lyon) Barr
= Gnomonia iliau Lyon
(anamorph: Phaeocytostroma iliau (Lyon) Sivanesan)
Leaf blast*
Didymosphaeria taiwanensis Yen & Chi
Leaf blight*
Leptosphaeria taiwanensis Yen & Chi
(anamorph: Stagonospora taiwanensis Hsieh)
Leaf scorch*
Stagonospora sacchari Lo & Ling
Marasmius sheath and shoot blight
Marasmiellus stenophyllus (Mont.) Singer
= Marasmius stenophyllus Mont.
Myriogenospora leaf binding (tangle top)
Myriogenospora aciculispora Vizioli
Phyllosticta leaf spot
Phyllosticta hawaiiensis Caum
Phytophthora rot of cuttings
Phytophthora spp.
P. megasperma Drechs.
Pineapple disease
Ceratocystis paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau
(anamorph: Chalara paradoxa (De Seyn.) Sacc.
= Thielaviopsis paradoxa (De Seyn.) Hohn.)
Pokkah boeng (that may have knife cut symptoms)
Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Ito in Ito & K. Kimura
(anamorph: Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheldon)
G. subglutinans (E. Edwards) P.E. Nelson et al.
Red leaf spot (purple spot)
Dimeriella sacchari (Breda de Haan) Hansf. ex E. Abbott in S.J. Hughes et al.
Red rot
Glomerella tucumanensis (Speq.) Arx & E. Müller
= Physalospora tucumanesis Spec.
(anamorph: Colletotrichum falcatum Went)
Red rot of leaf sheath and sprout rot
Athelia rolsfii (Curzi) Tu & Kimbrough
= Pellicularia rolfsii E. West)
(anamorph: Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.)
Red spot of leaf sheath
Mycovellosiella vaginae (Kruger) Deighton
= Cercospora vaginae Kruger
Rhizoctonia sheath and shoot rot
Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
Rind disease (sour rot)
Phaeocytostroma sacchari (Ellis & Everh.) Sutton
= Pleocyta sacchari (Massee) Petr. & Syd.
= Melanconium sacchari Massee in Speq.
Ring spot
Leptosphaeria sacchari Breda de Haan
(anamorph: Phyllosticta sp.)
Root rots
Marasmius sacchari Wakker
Pythium arrhenomanes Drechs.
P. graminicola Subramanian
Rhizoctonia sp.
Unidentified Oomycete*
Rust, common
Puccinia melanocephala Syd. & P. Syd.
= P. erianthi Padw. & Khan
Rust, orange*
Puccinia kuehnii (Kruger) E. Butler
Schizophyllum rot
Schizophyllum commune Fr.:Fr.
Sclerophthora disease
Sclerophthora macrospora (Sacc.) Thirumalachar et al.
Seedling blight
Alternaria alternata (Fr.:Fr.) Keissl.
Bipolaris sacchari (E.J. Butler) Shoemaker
Cochliobolus hawaiiensis Alcorn
(anamorph: Bipolaris hawaiiensis (M.B. Ellis) Uchida &
   Aragaki)
C. lunatus R.R. Nelson & Haasis
(anamorph: Curvularia lunata (Wakk.) Boedijn)
Curvularia senegalensis (Speg.) Subramanian
Setosphaeria rostrata K.J. Leonard
(anamorph: Exserohilum rostratum (Drechs.) K.J. Leonard
   & E.G. Suggs
= Drechslera halodes (Drechs.) Subramanian & P.C. Jain)
Sheath rot
Cytospora sacchari E.J. Butler
Smut, culmicolous
Ustilago scitaminea Syd. & P. Syd.
Target blotch
Helminthosporium sp. Priode
Veneer blotch*
Deightoniella papuana D. Shaw
White rash*
Elsinoe sacchari Lo
(anamorph: Sphaceloma sacchari Lo)
Wilt
Fusarium sacchari (E.J. Butler) W. Gams
= Cephalosporium sacchari E.J. Butler in E.J. Butler &
   Hafiz Khan
Yellow spot
Mycovellosiella koepkei (Kruger) Deighton
= Cercospora koepkei Kruger
Zonate leaf spot
Gloeocercospora sorghi Bain & Edgerton

MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OR DISORDERS

Bud proliferation
Undetermined
Bunch top
Undetermined
Cluster stool
Undetermined
Internal stalk necrosis
Undetermined
Leaf freckle
Undetermined
Leaf stipple
Undetermined
Multiple buds
Undetermined
Stem galls
Undetermined

NEMATODES, PARASITIC

Lesion
Pratylenchus spp.
Root-knot
Meloidogyne spp.
Spiral
Helicotylenchus spp.
Rotylenchus spp.
Scutellonema spp.

VIRUS DISEASES

(Also mycoplasmalike organisms [MLO])
Chlorotic streak
Virus (putative)
Dwarf*
Sugarcane dwarf virus
Fiji disease*
Sugarcane Fiji disease virus
Grassy shoot*
MLO
Mosaic
Sugarcane mosaic virus
Sereh
Virus (putative)
Streak disease*
Maize streak virus, sugarcane strain
White leaf*
MLO

*Diseases not known to occur naturally in the United States.