Xanthosoma (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schot)

Dasheen mosaic disease(Dasheen mosaic virus)

Symptoms

  • Mosaic pattern on the leaves
  • Yellow green streaks on the petiole
  • Leaves fail to unfurl properly
  • Usually, it is manifested as a secondary infection when Mg deficiency became severe in the crop

Management

  • Use disease free planting materials
  • Rogue out and destroy infected plants