Sugarcane Diseases
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What is the mode of infection of Red rot disease?

  • Through conidia or ascospores from infected debris reaching healthy plants through rain splash or wind (correct)
  • Through nematode vectors
  • Through aphid vectors
  • Through wounds and cuts on the sugarcane plant
  • What is the anamorph of the causal organism of Red rot disease?

  • Fusarium oxysporum
  • Glomerella tucumanensis
  • Physalospora tucumanensis
  • Colletotrichum falcatum (correct)
  • What is the systematic position of the causal organism of Red rot disease?

  • Chytridiomycota, Chytridiomycetes, Chytridiaceae
  • Zygomycota, Mucoromycetes, Mucoraceae
  • Ascomycota, Sordariomycetes, Glomerellaceae (correct)
  • Basidiomycota, Ustilaginomycetes, Ustilaginaceae
  • What is the management practice to control Red rot disease?

    <p>Resistant varieties and hot water treatment of setts at 52°C for 30 minutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the causal organism of Red rot disease?

    <p>Hemibiotrophic fungus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of Red rot disease infection in sugarcane plants?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the survival strategy of the causal organism of Red rot disease?

    <p>It survives in plant debris and soil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the chemical control method used to control Red rot disease?

    <p>Propiconazole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial genus is primarily responsible for the disease caused by Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli?

    <p>Microbacterium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli primarily spread in a sugarcane field?

    <p>Contamination of cutting tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary symptom observed in sugarcane plants infected with Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli?

    <p>Stunted growth and reduced ratoon crops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a method for controlling the spread of Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli?

    <p>Applying fungicides to the soil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Gram staining reaction of Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli?

    <p>Gram-positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli overwinter in a sugarcane field?

    <p>In infected sugarcane setts and stubble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of organism is responsible for grassy shoot disease?

    <p>Bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To which class does the causal organism of grassy shoot belong?

    <p>Mollicutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does grassy shoot disease spread?

    <p>Insect vectors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the causal organism of grassy shoot overwinter?

    <p>In infected ratoons and alternate hosts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common symptom of grassy shoot disease?

    <p>Stunted growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scientific classification of the causal organism for ratoon stunting?

    <p>Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a method to control grassy shoot disease?

    <p>Control of insect vectors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the organism causing ratoon stunting disease?

    <p>It is a bacterium that overwinters in the soil.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Sugarcane Diseases

    • Red Rot: caused by Colletotrichum falcatum (teleomorph: Glomerella tucumanensis)
      • Causal organism: Ascomycota, Sordariomycetes
      • Systematic position: Glomerellales
      • Conidia or ascospores from infected debris reach healthy plants through rain splash or wind
      • Infects stalks, causing red lesions that form in internal tissues
      • Acervuli develop on stalk surface, producing conidia that cause secondary infections
      • Pathogen overwinters in plant debris and soil
      • Management: resistant varieties, hot water treatment of setts (52°C for 30 min), chemical control using propiconazole (0.1%) as sett treatment

    Bacterial Diseases

    • Ratoon Stunting: caused by Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli
      • Causal organism: Actinobacteria, Micrococcales
      • Systematic position: Microbacteriaceae
      • Bacteria enter through cuts, colonize xylem vessels, causing stunting of ratoon crops
      • Bacteria overwinter in infected setts and ratoon stubbles
      • Management: disease-free planting material, disinfection of cutting tools

    Phytoplasma Diseases

    • Grassy Shoot: caused by Phytoplasma (16SrXI group)
      • Causal organism: Bacteria, Tenericutes, Mollicutes
      • Systematic position: Acholeplasmatales
      • Obligate intracellular bacterium, transmitted by leafhopper vectors
      • Infects phloem, causing systemic spread and proliferation of thin, grassy tillers
      • Phytoplasmas overwinter in infected ratoons and alternate hosts
      • Management: control of insect vectors, rogue out infected plants, and disease-free planting material

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