Ratoon stunting of sugarcane, in Jamaica.

Publication Date

Thu, 04 May 2006, 00:00

Last Updated

May 3, 2006, 9:01 a.m.

Report Number

JAM-02/2

Country

Jamaica

Pest Id

Leifsonia xyli - (CLABXY)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Sugarcane

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Geographical Distribution

To be confirmed

Summary

First report of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, causal agent of ratoon stunting of sugarcane, in Jamaica

Danger

Although ratoon stunting (also known as ratoon stunting disease or RSD) has been reported in Jamaica since 1961, presence of the pathogen had never been confirmed in symptomatic tissues.This is the first report that Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx), previously named Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli (1), has been detected and identified.

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