high severity
Umukungugu w'IkigajuIdentification & Treatment Guide 2026
Sporisorium scitamineum · Family: Ustilaginaceae
Umukungugu w'ikigaju ukora ikibyimba ku mutwe. Tera ubwoko burwanya.
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highUmukungugu w'Ikigaju
- Affects
- growing pointshootsbuds
- Peak Season
- Year-round; whip emergence peaks during active growth, teliospore release highest in dry weather
- Spread Risk
- Moderate
- Spread By
- Airborne teliospores, infected planting setts (seed cane), rain splash, soil-borne
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Symptoms: What does Umukungugu w'Ikigaju look like?
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Intambwe ya mbere
Thin pencil-like tillers with small narrow leaves
Amababi magufi n'igihingwa kigufi.
Intambwe yo hagati
Black whip emergence from shoot apex
Ikibyimba (whip) kirekire kigaragara ku mutwe.
Intambwe y'imperuka
Multiple whips and stool deterioration
Ikibyimba gisatuka, umukungugu w'umukara ukwirakwira.
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