• Chlorotic phase (chlorotic, rough, wrinkling, twisting and shortening of the leaves).
• Top rot phase (growing point is killed and the entire top of the plant dies).
• Knife cut phase (Its look like the tissues of the stem are removed with a sharp knife).
• Shortening of internodes.
• Bud sprouting (it occurs during before maturation of crop).

• Pokkah boeng is caused by the Fusarium species complex (Fusarium sacchari, Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium verticillioides etc.,).

• Pokkah boeng was favoured by warm, moist condition and additionally, summer showers with cloudy weather also favour disease development

• Pokkah boeng is an air-borne disease
  Primary spread : Air-currents
  Secondary spread : Infectedsetts, irrigation water, splashed rains and soil

• The pathogen (Fusarium) can survive for 12 months in the plant debris under natural conditions.

• The following Integrated pest and disease Management practices is recommended to manage the Pokkah boeng disease in sugarcane.

Physical methods:

• Before spraying ensure detrashing.
• Monitor the movement of ants regularly.
• Removal of infected plant parts showing top rot and knife cut symptoms .

• Sett treatment with Propiconazole 25% EC (1ml/lit.) for 20 minutes followed by Imidacloprid 70 WS (1ml/lit.) for 5 minutes as prophylactic measures (Plant crop)..
• Application of recommended dose of fertilizers and micro nutrients after every ratoon and at the time of earthing up.
• Spraying of TNAU Sugarcane Booster @ 1kg, 1.5kg and 2kg at 45, 60, 75 days after planting respectively.
• Spraying with Propiconazole 25% EC 1ml + Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 0.3 ml + sticking agent 1ml + water 1lit. soon after the appearance of symptom. If incidence noticed again, spraying with Propiconazole 25% EC (1ml/l) + Flonicamid 50 WG (0.3g/l) or Clothianidine 50 WDG (0.5g/l) @ 20 days interval.