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Annex

Sugarcane pest and disease list as at May 2016

Effective 9 June 2016 to 7 August 2018

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.