
QCAR joins forces with AgForce, AgEtal to combat biggest threat to sugarcane yields
Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli are words sugarcane farmers worldwide would like to see eradicated; they are the scientific name for the bacterium responsible for ratoon stunting disease (RSD).
Most sugarcane pathologists agree RSD is the most important disease affecting sugarcane (Rott et al.m 2022; Comstock, 2002; Davis & Bailey, 2000; Young …