Insect Vectors and Sugarcane White Leaf Disease Management Yupa Hanboonsong

Sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) disease is one of the most harmful disease threats to sugarcane production in the Asia region. The disease was first reported in India in 1947 (Masumoto et al., 1968). The disease has since spread widely to other countries through importing infected cane. The

FIGURE 12.1 Sugarcane white leaf disease plant and various disease symptoms development.