Ramu stunt disease
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| Ramu stunt disease | |
|---|---|
| Common names | Sugarcane Ramu stunt disease |
| Causal agents | virus or bacterium |
| Hosts | sugarcane |
| Vectors | Eumetopina flavipes |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea |
| Symptoms | Stunt |
The Ramu stunt disease is a disease of the sugarcane widespread throughout Papua New Guinea, but not detected in Australia. Eumetopina flavipes, the island sugarcane planthopper, is a species of planthopper present throughout South East Asia which is a vector for the disease.
It was first detected in the 1980s. It is thought to be either of viral origin or associated with a Phytoplasma bacterium.
See also
- Ramu, a river in northern Papua New Guinea
- Stunt (botany), a plant disease that results in dwarfing and loss of vigor