Factors affecting yellow spot development, its control and effect on cane and sugar yields
| MSI99P0531 | |
| Ricaud, C. | |
| Factors affecting yellow spot development, its control and effect on cane and sugar yields | |
| Periodical article | |
| 1974 | |
| Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol. | |
| 15: 354-364 | |
| EN | |
| En Es | |
| Studies were undertaken in Mauritius from 1969 to 1972 on the epiphytology of yellow spot disease of sugarcane, its control by Benomyl sprays, and the assessment of its effect on sugar yield in the variety B 3337. Rainfall and relative humidity were the predominant factors influencing the intensity of the disease and span of the infection cycle, which usually starts towards the end of January and lasts until July. Benomyl sprays at the rate of 270 g active ingredient in 1 000 litres per hectare were effective but, as their effect does not last long enough, such a method of control is not recommended. Results obtained with regular sprays at intervals of three weeks, although they did not give perfect control, have led to a fair assessment of the effect of the disease on cane and sugar yields. Sucrose content was affected mainly in cane harvested early, that is, just after the end of the infection cycle; while, in late harvests, cane yield was more severely depressed. | |
| SUGARCANE CERCOSPORA KOEPKEI CONTROL DISEASES FUNGAL DISEASES YELLOW SPOT | |
| MAURITIUS | |
| Sugarcane: Diseases and disease management | |
| Fungal diseases: Yellow spot | |
| 1992-03-01 | |
| En | |
| Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute | |
| LIB | |
| CAT | |
| PATH |