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Fusarium Wilt of Sugar Beet

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group

A fungal disease of sugar beet caused by a pathocomplex of soil-borne fungi of the genus Fusarium, affecting the vascular system and root tissues.

In the reference 58 varieties crop Sugar beet, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agents of the disease are soil-borne fungi, among which Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. betae is predominant, along with Fusarium solani, F. culmorum, F. avenaceum, and other species. Pathogens cause wilting and the development of root rots, while isolates provoking these symptoms may possess varying biological characteristics.

The aerial part of affected plants shows signs of yellowing and senescence of older leaves, often accompanied by the blackening of petioles. Inside the root, necrosis of the vascular bundles is observed, along with the appearance of cavities containing white or pink mycelium and intensive formation of secondary lateral roots against the background of suppressed primary growth.

Genetic control of resistance in sugar beet has been studied at the level of QTLs and individual defensive proteins. Acid chitinase genes (forms SE1 and SE2) and resistance gene analogs of the NBS-LRR family play a role in resistance, with their activity correlating with the plant's defensive response. Modern breeding utilizes marker-assisted selection based on loci on the 2nd and 7th chromosomes.

General information about the subject — on the page Fusarium wilt and blight.

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Varieties of Sugar beet mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Smart Iberia KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Werner Beyer Monica Weber Maik Gertz Dietrich Hauer

DE DK ES LT SE UA
11 records

Smart Briga KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS Saat SE, Einbeck DE

CZ DE HR HU IT UA
8 records

Leonarda

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

BE DK LT PL UA
7 records

Angus

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Dr. Niels H. Gram

DK FR SE UA
7 records

Smart Alevita KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DE DK LT SE
6 records

Monohikari

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Nakajima Atsuyoshi|Hayashi Takamichi|Tsuge Masanori|Tsutsumi Tadahiro|Nagata Nobuhiko|Sekimura Kiyoshi|Hachinohe Michio|TAKEDA TAKEO|Hasegawa Toshiyasu|Tanabe Hideo|Sonoda Tadahiro|Kawakatsu Masao|Mizoguchi Takeru|Masutani Tetsuo

DE HR IT
6 records

Concertina KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Muennekhoff Ann-Katrin, Hauer Dietrich,

DE UA
6 records

BTS 2645

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Henning Friehe

CZ DE PL UA
5 records

Smart Modenta KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

CZ PL UA
5 records

Smart Kalledonia KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE UA
4 records

Scandia

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

MARIBO SEED INT. APS

DK SE
5 records

Sabatina KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DK SE
4 records

Nero

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

FR IT
4 records

Jewgenia KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Dietrich Hauer, Wolfgang Mechelke,

DE UA
5 records

FD Bunker

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils

FR UA
5 records

BTS Smart 9635

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Margaret Rekoske

IT PL UA
4 records

BTS 4685 N

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Henning Friehe

CZ DE UA
4 records

BTS 2730

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Margaret Rekoske

DE IT UA
4 records

BTS 1965

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Lindroos Erik

DE UA
4 records

BTS 1920

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Henning Friehe

DE PL UA
4 records

Balancia KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE PL UA
5 records

Andromeda KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE
4 records

HM 1820

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

IT
3 records

KW 915

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE
2 records