SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Early blight of potatoes
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Loose smut of wheat
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Red rot of sugarcane
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Red stripe of sugarcane
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Detailed explanation-1: -Red rot of sugarcane, also known as the cancer of sugarcane, is caused by a fungus named Colletotrichum falcatum. This disease causes severe losses in the yield and quality of the cane in the Indian subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Red stripe of sugarcane (interspecific hybrids of Saccharum) is caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Manns) Willems et al.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: The disease Red rot of sugarcane is caused by a fungus called Glomerella tucumanensis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Red striped disease When young shoots are affected, shoot or top rot may result. The growing points of the shoot are yellow and later reddish with dark brown stripes on the shoots. If the affected plants are cut by splitting the shoot downwards, dark red discolouration of the tissues may be seen.