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Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Queensland.
Is this a Minor Pest?
Yes
Minor Pest Title
Pineapple disease (Ceratocystis paradoxa)
Minor Pest Description
It is called pineapple disease because of the characteristic odour of the rotting cuttings, which is like that of decaying pineapples. The interior of affected seed pieces becomes sooty black. Eventually the vascular bundles (tissues conducting fluids in the plant) become fibrous strands in hollow blackened core.
In contrast to red rot (which is favoured by excessive soil moisture), pineapple disease is most destructive when cane is planted in dry soil. Another major difference is that the red rot fungus is not soil-borne and infection occurs before planting, whereas pineapple disease fungus lives in the soil.
Minor Pest What to do.
- Best management options include planting resistant varieties and rotation.
Minor Pest Position
4
Minor Pest Firstcontent
134
Pest Type
fungal
Host Plants
Sugarcane
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