sereh

plant disease

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The term "sereh" refers to a destructive East Indian virus disease that affects sugarcane. This disease is characterized by necrosis of the phloem, the development of fan-like tops on the plant, and a general degeneration of the sugarcane.1

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Sereh, a blackening and degeneration of the fanlike tops, is caused by an East Indian virus. Mosaic, which causes mottling or spotting of foliage and sometimes curling, dwarfing, and narrowing of the leaves, is due to infection by any of several viruses. Fiji disease, a…
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Sereh, a blackening and degeneration of the fanlike tops, is caused by an East Indian virus. Mosaic, which causes mottling or spotting of foliage and sometimes curling, dwarfing, and narrowing of the leaves, is due to infection by any of several viruses. Fiji disease, a…
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