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Sugarcane white leaf disease Lao PDR

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White <strong>leaf</strong> <strong>disease</strong><br />

• First recognised in Thailand in 1954<br />

• Phytoplasma pathogen<br />

• Transmitted via<br />

• planting material<br />

• Insect vector Matsumuratettix hiroglyphicus (aphid)<br />

• Symptoms<br />

o Leaf chlorosis<br />

o Stunting and poor ratooning<br />

o Trashy stool appearance<br />

o Poor yields

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