Identification Symptoms

1. In the pokkah boeng phase, the disease exhibits characteristic twisted top in affected canes with different types of leaf malformation.

2.  In the top rot phase, the disease is characterized by rotting of spindle leaf. Most of the pokkah boeng infected canes generally recover from the symptoms, but top rot phase never recover from the damage.

3. In the acute phase wilting of plant is noticed, which is characterized by yellowing and drying of leaves and stalks.