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Edited by Robert M. Harveson, Linda E. Hanson, and Gary L. Hein

“The clear color images of plant injury symptoms can readily serve as diagnostic aids for identifying crop problems in the field.”

-- IPMnet News

Compendium of Beet Diseases and Pests, Second Edition is a complete revision of the first edition and is updated and expanded to provide current and relevant beet (Beta vulgaris L.) production problems in one comprehensive volume. This revision was authored by 28 scientists affiliated with 14 different institutions or organizations, and contains nearly 400 images throughout, approximately 80% of which are new to this volume.

This second edition has been significantly expanded and is organized into several major sections, including a new introduction with brief histories of beet production, botany, and breeding.  The remainder of the book is divided into 5 major parts: biotic disorders, abiotic disorders, postharvest deterioration of sugar beet, major insect and arthropod pests, and newly emerging issues. The description of each disease includes a general account of its importance and world distribution, symptoms, causal organism or agent, disease cycle and epidemiology, management, and selected references.

This volume includes significantly updated and timely information concerning rhizomania and several other new soilborne viral diseases transmitted by Polymyxa betae. It also includes several emerging production issues of potential concern including development of fungicide resistant strains of Cercospora betae, root disease complexes, and new diseases such as black beet scorch and non-traditional Fusarium-associated problems. Special emphasis was placed on increasing the number of images of plant injury symptoms due to herbicides, nutritional deficiencies, and pathogens and insects – along with their distinguishing characteristics.

Compendium of Beet Diseases and Pests, Second Edition will be useful to field workers, diagnosticians, plant pathologists, extension specialists, agronomists, entomologists, vegetable horticulturists, and master gardeners. Although emphasizing sugar beets, the information will also pertain to problems associated with other forms of beets, including fodder and table (red) beet, and Swiss chard. An extended effort was made to include images and descriptions of production issues affecting these crops as well.
 

More Images for Accurate Diagnostics! A significantly increased number of images of damage due to diseases, insects, herbicides, and other abiotic disorders which enables growers, consultants, and extension specialists to more readily identify problems affecting their crops.

Easy Identification! Diagnosticians can differentiate among fungal pathogens faster with images depicting hyphal and spore characteristics.

Additional Coverage! Information on other beet types (chard, fodder, and table beets) will help vegetable horticulturists with production problems for this group of crops.

Emerging Issues Section! Timely descriptions of emerging issues will educate workers on new, potentially damaging problems.

New Historical Introduction! A new introduction is included containing brief histories of beet production, botany, and breeding for diseases and insects.
 

Contents

Introduction
    History of Beet Production and Usage
    Botany of the Beet Plant
    Breeding for Disease and Insect Resistance

Part I. Biotic Disorders
Disease Development
    Pathogens of Beet
Foliar Diseases Caused by Fungi and Oomycetes
    Cercospora Leaf Spot
    Ramularia Leaf Spot
    Phoma Leaf Spot
    Alternaria Leaf Spot
    Rhizoctonia Foliar Blight
    Powdery Mildew
    Downy Mildew
    Beet Tumor or Crown Wart
    Beet Rust and Seedling Rust
    Gray Mold or Botrytis Blight
Root Diseases Caused by Fungi and Oomycetes
    Seedling Diseases
    Aphanomyces Root Rot
    Charcoal Rot
    Fusarium Yellows
    Fusarium Root Rot
    Phoma Root Rot
    Phytophthora Root Rot
    Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot
    Pythium Root Rot
    Violet Root Rot
    Phymatotrichum Root Rot
    Rhizopus Root Rot
    Southern Sclerotium Root Rot
    Verticillium Wilt
Diseases Caused by Viruses and Viruslike Entities
    Viruses Transmitted by Polymyxa betae
    Beet necrotic yellow vein virus
    Beet soilborne mosaic virus
    Beet soilborne virus and Beet virus Q
    Soilborne Virus Complex
    Virus Yellows Complex
    Beet Yellows
    Beet Western Yellows
    Beet Chlorosis
    Beet Mild Yellowing
    Beet Yellow Stunt
    Curly Top
    Cucumber Mosaic
    Beet Mosaic
    Beet Leaf Curl
    Beet Savoy
    Lettuce Infectious Yellows
    Beet Yellow Vein
    Beet Yellow Net
Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Mollicutes
    Bacterial Vascular Necrosis and Rot
    Bacterial Leaf Spot
    Yellow Wilt
    Syndrome des Basses Richesses
    Beet Latent Rosette
    Scab
    Soft Rot
    Bacterial Pocket
    Silvering Disease
    Crown Gall
Nematode Parasites of Sugar Beet
    Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode
    Root-Knot Nematodes
    False Root-Knot Nematodes
    Stem and Bulb Nematode and Potato Rot Nematode
    Clover Cyst Nematode
    Stubby-Root and Needle Nematodes
    Other Nematode Parasites of Beet

Part II. Abiotic Disorders
Nutritional Disorders
   Uniform Yellowing
    Stunted Greening
    Leaf Scorch
    Growing-Point Damage
    Yellowing with Green Veining
Herbicide Issues in Beet
    Herbicide Injury
    Transgenic Sugar Beet
Other Disorders

Part III. Postharvest Deterioration of Sugar Beet
    Storage Rots
    Respiration
    Nonsucrose Carbohydrate Accumulation
    Minimizing Postharvest Losses

Part IV. Major Insect and Arthropod Pests
Root Feeders
    Sugarbeet Root Maggot
    Palestriped Flea Beetle
    Wireworms
    White Grubs
    Springtails (Subterranean)
    Sugarbeet Root Aphid
    Garden Symphylan
Leaf and Crown Feeders
    Sugarbeet Crown Borer
    Beet Petiole Borer
    Webworms
    Cutworms
    Armyworms
    Flea Beetles
    Springtails (Foliar Feeding)
    Blister Beetles
    Carrion Beetles
    Grasshoppers
    Leaf-Feeding Weevil
    Thrips
    Leafminers
    Lygus Bugs
    False Chinch Bug
    Spider Mites
    Aphids
    Beet Leafhopper
    Empoasca Leafhoppers
    Silverleaf Whitefly (Sweetpotato Whitefly)
    Yellow Wilt Leafhopper

Part V. Newly Emerging Issues Affecting Production
Fungicide Resistance in Cercospora beticola
    Central High Plains Perspective
    Red River Valley Perspective
Multiple Root Disease Complexes
New Diseases of Unknown Importance
    Other Fusarium-Associated Problems
    Black beet scorch virus

Glossary
Index 

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