''Saccharum robustum'', the robust cane, is a species of plant found in New Guinea.
Ecology
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Eumetopina flavipes
''Eumetopina flavipes'', the island sugarcane planthopper, is a species of planthopper present throughout South East Asia. ''E. flavipes'' is a vector for Ramu stunt disease, a plant disease which affects sugarcane. Ramu stunt disease is widespr ...
'', the island sugarcane planthopper, a species of planthopper present throughout South East Asia which is a vector for the
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
pathogen
Ramu stunt disease, occurs also on ''S. robustum''.
The pink sugarcane borer (''
Sesamia grisescens''), a moth of the family Noctuidae found in Papua New Guinea, Seram, the Moluccas and New Britain, also feeds on ''S. robustum''.
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Scirpophaga excerptalis'', the white top borer or the sugarcane top borer, a moth in the family Crambidae, also feeds on ''S. robustum''.
See also
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Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
One of the major human migration events was the maritime settlement of the islands of the Indo-Pacific by the Austronesian peoples, believed to have started from at least 5,500 to 4,000 BP (3500 to 2000 BCE). These migrations were accompani ...
References
* Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Cambridge, MA 27:234. 1946
External links
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robustum
Flora of New Guinea
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