First Report of Orange Rust Disease of Sugarcane in the Dominican Republic

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 98; no. 7; p. 1010
• Main Authors: Briggs, G C, Nakhid, Z, Alleyne, A T, Ayats, J, Despradel, J O, Elibox, W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2014

In June 2011, uredinial leaf lesions typical of rust disease were observed on the two main commercial sugarcane (a complex Saccharum spp. L. hybrid) cultivars CR87339 (30% of acreage), CR83323 (17% of acreage) as well as cultivars BR9806, BR9816, and BT88133 at La Romana in the Dominican Republic. M...