Identification Symptoms

  • The leaves of infested canes show signs of tip drying and unhealthy pale green colour
  • Severe infestation causes yellowing of leaf.
  • Severe desapping leads to non-opening of leaves, which also turn yellow and finally dry up.
  • Infested crop loses its vigour, canes shrivel, growth is stunted and inter nodal length is reduced drastically.
  • Ultimately cane dries up. Such canes when slit open appear brownish red. 
  • Thick brown encrustations are seen on the nodal and intermodal regions.