Introduction

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is one of the major cash crops in Maharashtra State. Diseases on sugarcane are among the important factors affecting the productivity of cane. In Maharashtra, 30 diseases including major and minor diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, and phytoplasma were recorded on commercially cultivated sugarcane varieties viz. Co 86032, CoC 671, VSI 08005, Co 94012, Co 8014, Co 740, Co 7219, Co 7527, Co 419 and Co 8021.