The spindle leaves (3rd & 14th) display drying. At a later stage, stalks become discoloured and hollow.

Acervuli (black fruiting bodies) develop on rind and nodes. After splitting open the diseased stalk, a sour smell emanates.

The internal tissues are reddened with intermingled transverse white spots.

Bordogold 5 gm & Ajinkya’s Fusion 5 ml per liter water.

Dark brown or black spots also appear on glumes.

Infected seed causes failure of seed germination, infected in nurseries leads to seedling mortality.

Bordogold 5 gm per liter water.

The disease is characterized by proliferation of vegetative buds from the base of the cane giving rise to crowded bunch of tillers.

The tillers bear pale yellow to completely chlorotic leaves.

Cane formation rarely takes place in affected clumps and if the canes are thin with short internodes.

Ajinkya’s Velvet 5 ml per liter water.