special precautions need to be taken during irrigation to prevent spreading the smut.

Another way to prevent the disease from occurring in the sugarcane is to use fungicide. This can be done by either soaking the sugarcane in fungicide before planting it, or spraying with fungicide after planting. Pre-plant soaking has been proven to give the best results in preventing the disease, but post-plant spraying is a practical option for large sugarcane cultivations.

Corn smut

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