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Annex

List: Pests and diseases associated with sugarcane (May 2016)

Effective 8 August 2019 to 8 October 2021

Pest type

Setts

Tissue cultures

Bacteria



Xanthomaonas axonopodis pv. vasculorum

X

X

Xylella fastidiosa

Z

Z

Fungi



Peronosclerospora philippinensis

X

X

Peronosclerospora sacchari

X

X

Peronosclerospora spontanea

X

X

Cercospora longipes

X

X

Stagonospora sacchari

X

X

Phytoplasma



Sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma

Y

Y

Sugarcane whiteleaf phytoplasma

Y

Y

Western X disease phytopalsma

Y

Y

Viruses



Maize chlorotic mottle virus1

X

X

Sorghum mosaic virus

Y

Y

Sugarcane Fiji disease virus

Y

Y

Sugarcane mosaic virus (exotic strains)

Y

Y

Sugarcane streak mosaic virus

Y

Y

Sugarcane streak virus

Y

Y

Sugarcane Ramu stunt disease

Y

Y

Peanut clump virus (African/Indian)

Y

Y

Diseases of unknown etiology



Sugarcane sereh disease

X

X

Sugarcane spike

X

X

Key: Y indicates that active testing is required; X indicates visual screening; Z indicates hot water treatment is required to mitigate the risk of this pathogen.

1Active testing may be completed for Maize chlorotic mottle virus, once a diagnostic test becomes available.