Ratoon Stunting Disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023148",
  "term": "Ratoon Stunting Disease",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ratoon stunt is a major disease of sugarcane worldwide and in yield trials in South Florida the cane weight and sugar per plot were reduced. Although not all the results of individual sugarcane cultivars were significant, almost all comparisons of diseases versus healthy plots the infected plots were reduced. The results indicate ratoon stunt is still important and the commercial cultivars grown in Florida can have reduced yields if infected by the ratoon stunt pathogen, Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli.",
  "references": [
    "USDA Agricultural Research Service Research Publications at http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ratoon-stunting-disease/"
}