The study revealed the occurrence of ring spot in Saccharum species as well as in hybrid clones. Other diseases recorded were smut, rust, stalk rot, banded sclerotial disease and YLD. Among these diseases, only few clones such as IJ 76 552 and 28 NG 82 (Saccharum robustum), Co 844 and Co 62175 (Indian hybrids) were affected by smut. Rust is the common disease in the 32 hybrid clones and in four
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