Temporal incidence of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli in sugarcane propagating materials of Brazilian cultivars

Re-establishment of a new sugarcane field takes place in 15–20% of the cultivated area of the Brazilian sugar industry annually, a territory that covered 10.1 million hectares in Brazil in 2018. Ratoon stunt (RSD), caused by Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx), is one systemic disease transmitted through contaminated propagating materials. Clean seedcane is especially important for RSD because infected seedcane is the primary inoculum to new...