Information sheet : White leaf disease (WLD)
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Date
2022
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Sugar Research Australia Limited
Abstract
White leaf disease (WLD) was first
recognized in Thailand in the 1950s.
The disease has caused serious yield
losses in Thailand and has some
similarities to grassy shoot (GSD)
and green grassy shoot diseases
(GGSD). All three are caused by
phytoplasm and are common in
south east Asia. WLD recently
caused a major disease epidemic in
Laos in a sugar factory in the south
central Savannakhet Province and
has recently been found in China.
If WLD was introduced to Australia,
it could cause major yield losses to
the sugar industry. Issues such as
resistant varieties and alternative
hosts require further research.
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Info sheets, Updates, Diseases, WLD, White leaf disease, Yield losses, Diagnosis