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Identification and exploitation of novel disease resistance genes in sugar beet
Author(s) -
Francis Sally A,
Luterbacher Mark C
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.569
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , sugar beet , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , plant disease resistance , resistance (ecology) , computational biology , genetics , botany , agronomy
Sugar beet is a valuable arable crop providing a large proportion of world sugar supplies. It is susceptible to a range of fungal and viral diseases, to most of which there is inadequate genetic resistance. Control instead relies largely on the use of pesticides. To increase the sustainability of sugar‐beet cultivation, strong and durable genetic resistance is urgently needed. This review describes an IACR‐Broom's Barn programme devoted to evaluating Beta germplasm for novel resistance to major viral and fungal diseases, and its progress in elucidating the numbers and locations of the genes responsible. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry