Problems in the diagnosis of ratoon stunting disease
| MSI99P0532 | |
| Ricaud, C. | |
| Problems in the diagnosis of ratoon stunting disease | |
| Periodical article | |
| 1974 | |
| Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol. | |
| 15: 241-248 | |
| En | |
| En Es | |
| The means of diagnosing ratoon stunting disease have been considered unsatisfactory by most pathologists. The problems connected with such diagnoses are reviewed in this paper. Several factors may affect the expression of macroscopic symptoms of the disease: varietal characteristics, climatic conditions and special methods of diagnosis have been adopted or attempted, namely, inoculation into indicator varieties and chemical tests. Chemical diagnosis has not proved satisfactory. Purification of the virus with a view to obtaining a more specific test has met with limited success. The use of heat treatment for detecting the effects of the disease necessitates careful experimentation. On the basis of difficulties associated with the diagnosis of the disease, reports of its existence in various territories should be considered with much circumspection. Efforts should bne concentrated on the isolation of the causal agent so as to develop a more specific diagnostic method for confirming the presence of the disease in different countries. | |
| SUGARCANE DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES BACTERIAL DISEASES RATOON STUNTING DISEASE CLAVIBACTER XYLI | |
| MAURITIUS | |
| Sugarcane: Diseases and disease management | |
| Bacterial diseases: Ratoon stunting disease | |
| 1992-03-01 | |
| En | |
| Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute | |
| LIB | |
| CAT | |
| PATH |