Fusarium diseases affecting sugarcane production in India

R Viswanathan - Indian Phytopathology, 2020 - Springer
Sugarcane is a major food and bioenergy crop in India and many fungal pathogens impact
cane cultivation across the country. The fungal pathogen Fusarium sacchari causes wilt in …

Biocontrol strategies to manage fungal diseases in sugarcane

R Viswanathan, P Malathi - Sugar Tech, 2019 - Springer
Red rot, wilt, sett rot and seedling rot are the major fungal diseases for which biological
control could be used as effective tool as a component of integrated disease management …

Changing scenario of sugarcane diseases in India since introduction of hybrid cane varieties: path travelled for a century

R Viswanathan - Journal of Sugarcane Research, 2018 - epubs.icar.org.in
Sugarcane crop has been traditionally cultivated over centuries in India and other Asian
countries for preparation of various sweeteners and to some extent for direct consumption …

Epidemiology of Fusarium Diseases in Sugarcane: A New Discovery of Same Fusarium sacchari Causing Two Distinct Diseases, Wilt and Pokkah Boeng

R Viswanathan, CG Balaji, R Selvakumar, P Malathi… - Sugar Tech, 2017 - Springer
Sugarcane, an important field crop, is cultivated under tropical and subtropical regions
around the world. Fusarium sacchari causing wilt, is a stalk disease, inflicting severe …

Occurrence and field evaluation of sugarcane genotypes for resistance to pokkah boeng disease in China

Y Xu, Y Wei, C Jiang, K Pan, M Wang, Z Deng… - Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sugarcane pokkah boeng disease (PBD), caused by a Fusarium species complex, is one of
the most critical diseases causing a significant economic loss of sugarcane production in …

Evaluation of sugarcane genotypes (Saccharum sp. hybrid) for multi-trait stability analysis across diverse environments

C Appunu, G Hemaprabha, V Sreenivasa… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study evaluated a total of 21 sugarcane genotypes across 27 diverse
environments, including nine locations over three cropping seasons, to identify the superior …

[HTML][HTML] Sugarcane Pokkah Boeng Disease: Insights and Future Directions for Effective Management

R Poorniammal, J Jernisha, S Prabhu, L Dufossé - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pokkah Boeng disease has been observed in nearly all countries where sugarcane is
commercially cultivated. The disease was considered a minor concern in earlier times, but …

Genomic designing for biotic stress resistance in sugarcane

R Viswanathan, N Geetha, A Anna Durai… - Genomic designing for …, 2022 - Springer
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp hybrid) is grown across the continents, principally for white
sugar and bioethanol. It is a C4 plant, generates highest amount of biomass among the …

[PDF][PDF] CoC 25--An early maturing high-yielding and red rot-resistant sugarcane variety suitable for the East Coast Zone of India.

S Ganapathy, R Latha, RS Purushothaman… - Journal of …, 2024 - jeb.co.in
Aim: To develop early duration high-yielding sugarcane variety coupled with resistance or
tolerant to major disease (red rot) and insect pests (borer complex). Methodology: CoC 25 …

Twisted top disease a destructive disease of sugarcane in India

R Viswanathan, N Geetha, KP Salin, R Selvakumar… - Indian …, 2023 - Springer
Twisted top disease (TTD), also known as pokkah boeng (PB), caused by many Fusarium
spp is reported throughout the world. In the recent years, the disease has become a major …