Sugar cane smut is now established in all sugarcane growing areas of Australia
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Publication Date
Tue, 30 Jun 2015, 06:01
Last Updated
June 30, 2015, 6:01 a.m.
Report Number
AUS-27/1
Country
Australia
Pest Id
Sporisorium scitamineum - (USTISC)
Report Status
Final
Hosts
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )
Unknown
Geographical Distribution
Sugarcane growing areas of Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales (NSW).
Summary
Sugar cane smut is now considered to be established in all areas where sugarcane is grown in Australia.
Danger
The first traces of sugar cane smut disease have been found in a cane crop in the Condong milling area of northern NSW. In preparation for the eventual arrival of the pest, the NSW sugar industry now has around 60% of the cane area planted with smut resistant and smut tolerant varieties.
Contact for info
Chief Plant Protection Officer
Australian Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
[email protected]