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Item Information sheet : Chlorotic streak(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)Chlorotic streak is found in all sugarcane growing areas in eastern Australia and can cause serious yield losses, particularly in flood prone or waterlogged parts of the industry. The disease is one of the most widespread and common diseases within the Australian sugarcane industry.Item Information sheet : Fiji leaf gall(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)Fiji leaf gall (FLG) has caused major disease epidemics in the Australian sugarcane industry. The most severe epidemic occurred in the 1970-1980 period in the Bundaberg region when the susceptible variety NCo310 was widely grown.Item Information sheet : Sclerotial sett rot disease(Sugar Research Australia Limited)Sclerotial sett rot (SSR) was first identified in 2016 at the SRA Woodford Pathology Farm on sugarcane setts sent for disease resistance screening trials. Up until now, it has not been reported anywhere else in the world. SSR affects sett germination and kills young plants (Bhuiyan et al. 2019). It is unclear whether SSR is present in commercial sugarcane farming systems in Australia.Item Item Information sheet : Southern Region Plant Breeding Program(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Southern region targets the needs of the Bundaberg, Isis, Maryborough and Rocky Point sugar industries.Item Information sheet : Variety management, disease risk(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)Well before growers prepare to plant, they should begin planning their variety selection and management on the farm. This task can be complex as there are many opportunities and risks to consider.Item Information sheet : Burdekin Plant Breeding Program(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Northern region targets the needs of the local sugar industry through the optimised selection and release of more productive and disease-resistant varieties.Item Information sheet : Leaf sampling for DNA fingerprinting(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)DNA fingerprinting is an extremely sensitive method for sugarcane variety identification. The following guidelines should be followed when collecting leaf samples for DNA fingerprinting analysis at AGRF.Item Information sheet : Northern Plant Breeding Program(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Northern region targets the needs of the local sugar industry through the optimised selection and release of more productive and disease-resistant varieties.Item Information sheet : Mobile maturity tester(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)The Mobile Maturity Tester is a new generation of high-throughput, go anywhere sugar cane tester for maturity testing. The Mobile Maturity Tester is the result of four years of research and development by BSES (now SRA) and has been tested on all commercial sugar cane varieties.