Tag Archive for PRO/PL> Chlorotic streak, sugar cane – Australia: new pathogen
PRO/PL> Chlorotic streak, sugar cane – Australia: new pathogen
Other Plant Disease -- AustraliaScientists at Sugar Research Australia (SRA) have named the organism responsible for chlorotic streak disease (CSD) in sugarcane, as part of a breakthrough that had been a scientific mystery for almost 90 years. The researchers identified the single-celled organism as a type of Cercozoa. The Cerozoon responsible for CSD is new to science and was given the name _Phytocercomonas venanatans_. The name means "swims in the veins" and refers to its method of movement and Read more [...]
