Evaluation of Promising Sugarcane Clones in Plant Cane against Natural Infection of Pokkah Boeng Disease

Pokkah boeng caused by Fusarium sp is becoming a serious fungal disease on basis of its rapid spread during last few years, posing new threat to sugarcane cultivation. Earlier Pokkah boeng disease was of minor importance but now it has become matter of concern as it is spreading rapidly in sugarcane growing areas having monoculture of single variety. The present investigation entitled “Evaluation of promising sugarcane clones in plant cane against natural infection of pokkah boeng disease” was carried out at Regional Sugarcane and Rice Research station, Rudrur, Nizamabad, Telangana (India) to identify the source of resistance with single series design. Among the ten promising sugarcane clones evaluated in plant cane against Pokkah boeng disease three clones viz., 2014R11, 2010R854 and 83R23 showed resistant reaction.