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PRO/PL> Ramu stunt, sugar cane – Papua New Guinea: new virus
Other Plant Disease -- Papua New GuineaRamu stunt is a serious disease of sugarcane, currently reported only from Papua New Guinea (PNG). It is found in both commercial sugarcane grown on the Ramu Agri Industries Limited (RAIL) estate, and in chewing canes (_Saccharum officinarum) grown in village gardens across the country.The vector of Ramu stunt disease is the island sugarcane planthopper, _Eumetopina flavipes_. Here we report on the successful transmission of Ramu stunt using _E. flavipes_ and Read more [...]
