Open AccessFirst report of Aphanomyces cochlioides causing root rot of sugar beet in Turkey
Author(s) -
Avan M.,
Aksoy C.,
Katιrcιoğlu Z.,
Demirci F.,
Kaya R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2019.039.022
Subject(s) - root rot , biology , mycelium , rhizoctonia solani , horticulture , rhizoctonia , sugar beet , sporangium , potato dextrose agar , macrophomina phaseolina , sowing , pathogenicity , pythium , botany , agar , spore , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics
Turkey produces c. 16 million tonnes of sugar beet annually, making it the fifth largest producer in the world, and around a third is grown in the province of Konya (FAO, 2014). Fungal root rots of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) have been…