Which crop is associated with a disease called red rot?

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Red rot disease:
Red rot is a disease of sugarcane.
It is caused by the fungus Colletotrichum falcatum.
It causes red and white patches on the cane and gives then alcoholic odor when the cane is spilt open.
It can be controlled by selecting a sugarcane variety that is resistant to red rot for cultivation.

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