Impact of Sporisorium scitamineum infection on the qualitative traits of commercial cultivars and advanced lines of sugarcane.

ABSTRACT: Whip smut disease of sugarcane, caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, is considered one of the main constraints in the successful cultivation of sugarcane. The pathogen infection can decrease the quantity and quality of the produce. Cultivation of resistant varieties is the most feasible strategy to combat the harms of this devastating disease. Development of varieties having disease-resistance together with improved important traits such as brix, pol, purity, CSS, and low fiber contents are desirable. Therefore, we documented the variances in quality traits of 104 sugarcane cultivars under disease pressure in split-plot design with 6 replications. The split ANOVA revealed a highly significant impact (p<0.0001) between treatments (inoculated and uninoculated), within cultivars as well as inte

SUBMITTER: Rajput MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126389 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature