INTEGRATED CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR SUGARCANE DISEASE

Abstract

Sugarcane diseases are one of the major factors for low cane and sugar yield. Major diseases are red rot (Collectotrichum fallcatum, Went), whip smut (Ustilago scitaminies H. Sydon), Pokkah boeng (Fusarium moniliformae Schold), Brown Stripe (Dreshelera sacchari Drech), Leaf Spot (Helminthosporium halodes), sugarcane rust (Puccinia melanocephala) and Sugarcane mosaic. New red rot strains have developed which is another danger for the crop. These strains are developed in the area of north Punjab due to climatic conditions most suited for sugarcane diseases. In the recent years due to successive pre-monsoon rains, red stripe and Pokkah boeng diseases have been spreading in the north and central Punjab. We must have a serious look upon it. Many unapproved varieties like SPF-238, CO 1148, CP70-1547 have attacked by the diseases. Integrated control management strategies of sugarcane disease are discussed in this paper.