Diseases
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group
A fungal disease of sugar beet caused by the obligate parasite Erysiphe betae. It manifests as a white web-like coating on leaves, leading to yellowing, a 20–30% reduction in root yield, and a decrease in sugar content.
In the reference 186 varieties crop Sugar beet, where this is mentioned in the description.
The pathogen Erysiphe betae infects the above-ground parts of the plant, including leaves, stems, and seed balls. Symptoms are typically detected in June–July as a delicate white coating on both sides of the leaf blades, which eventually becomes denser and takes on a powdery appearance. In the second half of the growing season, the fungus develops fruit bodies known as cleistothecia on the coating, appearing as small brown or black dots.
The development of the pathogen is favored by dry, hot weather at temperatures between +20 and +30°C and sharp fluctuations in air humidity. In breeding for resistance to the pathogen, marker-assisted selection methods are used, focusing on the study of the NBS-LRR gene family and the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in potential resistance genes such as PMR5.
General information about the subject — on the page Powdery mildew.
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Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Betaseed Inc. (US)
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Maribo Seed International ApS, DK
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SESVANDERHAVENV
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Maribo Seed International ApS, DK
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
STRUBE HERMANN| Dr. Hermann Strube
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Maribo Seed International ApS
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Strube GmbH Co.KG, Söllingen DE
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
VANDERHAVE SUGAR BEET SEED
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS, D
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KWS, D
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Monica Weber Dietrich Hauer Werner Beyer Maik Gertz
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KWS Saat SE, Einbeck DE
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SESVANDERHAVE| SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A. Industriepark
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Van der Have B.V.
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SESVANDERHAVE, N.V./S.A.
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
STRUBE HERMANN| Dr. Hermann Strube
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Dr. Niels H. Gram