Abstract
The Rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot complex continues to be a concerning problem in sugar beet production areas. To investigate resistance to this complex in 26 commercial sugar beet cultivars, field studies and greenhouse studies with mature roots from the field were conducted with Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-2 IIIB strains and Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Based on means for the 26 cultivars in the 2010 and 2011 field studies, fungal rot ranged from 0 to 8%, bacterial rot ranged from 0 to 37%, total internal rot ranged from 0 to 44%, and surface rot ranged from 0 to 52%. All four rot variables resulted in significant (P < 0.0001) cultivar differences. Based on regression analysis, strong positive relationships (r 2 from 0.6628 to 0.9320; P < 0.0001) were present among the rot variables. When ranking cultivars, the most consistent rot variable was surface rot, because 12 of 13 variable–year combinations had significant (P ≤ 0.05) correlations. When cultivar ranking in greenhouse assays was compared, there was frequently a positive correlation with storage data but no relationship with field results. Thus, the greenhouse assays will identify storage rot resistance but field screening will be required to find resistance to this rot complex in the field.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
In the 2010 and 2011 field studies, fungal rot ranged from 0 to 8% across the 26 sugar beet cultivars.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Interactor
- Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solanie1pathogen - Outcome
- fungal rote2
- Value
- 0 to 8%e2
- Setting
- 2010 and 2011 field studiese2
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“field studies and greenhouse studies with mature roots from the field were conducted with Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-2 IIIB strains and Leuconostoc mesenteroides”
e2“Based on means for the 26 cultivars in the 2010 and 2011 field studies, fungal rot ranged from 0 to 8%”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacterial rot ranged from 0 to 37% across the 26 sugar beet cultivars.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Interactor
- Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Leuconostoc mesenteroidese1pathogen - Outcome
- bacterial rote3
- Value
- 0 to 37%e3
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“field studies and greenhouse studies with mature roots from the field were conducted with Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-2 IIIB strains and Leuconostoc mesenteroides”
e3“bacterial rot ranged from 0 to 37%”
Claim · model-written summary
Total internal rot ranged from 0 to 44% across the 26 sugar beet cultivars.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Interactor
- Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solanie1pathogen - Second interactor
- Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Leuconostoc mesenteroidese1pathogen - Outcome
- total internal rote4
- Value
- 0 to 44%e4
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“field studies and greenhouse studies with mature roots from the field were conducted with Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-2 IIIB strains and Leuconostoc mesenteroides”
e4“total internal rot ranged from 0 to 44%”
Claim · model-written summary
Surface rot ranged from 0 to 52% across the 26 sugar beet cultivars.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Interactor
- Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solanie1pathogen - Second interactor
- Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Leuconostoc mesenteroidese1pathogen - Outcome
- surface rote5
- Value
- 0 to 52%e5
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“field studies and greenhouse studies with mature roots from the field were conducted with Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-2 IIIB strains and Leuconostoc mesenteroides”
e5“surface rot ranged from 0 to 52%”
Claim · model-written summary
All four rot variables showed significant cultivar differences.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- cultivar differencese6
- Qualifier
- All four rot variablese6
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e6“All four rot variables resulted in significant (P < 0.0001) cultivar differences”
Claim · model-written summary
Rot variables were strongly and positively related to each other (r2 0.6628 to 0.9320).
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- rot variablese7
- Direction
- positivee7
- Value
- r 2 from 0.6628 to 0.9320e7
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e7“strong positive relationships (r 2 from 0.6628 to 0.9320; P < 0.0001) were present among the rot variables”
Claim · model-written summary
Surface rot was the most consistent rot variable for ranking cultivars, with 12 of 13 variable-year combinations significantly correlated.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- surface rote1
- Value
- 12 of 13e1
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“the most consistent rot variable was surface rot, because 12 of 13 variable–year combinations had significant (P ≤ 0.05) correlations”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivar ranking in greenhouse assays was frequently positively correlated with storage data.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- cultivar ranking in greenhouse assayse1
- Direction
- positivee1
- Qualifier
- frequentlye1
- Comparator
- storage datae1
- Setting
- greenhouse assayse1
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“When cultivar ranking in greenhouse assays was compared, there was frequently a positive correlation with storage data but no relationship with field results”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivar ranking in greenhouse assays showed no relationship with field results.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- cultivar ranking in greenhouse assayse1
- Direction
- no relationshipe1
- Comparator
- field resultse1
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“When cultivar ranking in greenhouse assays was compared, there was frequently a positive correlation with storage data but no relationship with field results”
Claim · model-written summary
Field screening is required to find resistance to the rot complex in the field.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- field screeninge1
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“field screening will be required to find resistance to this rot complex in the field”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenhouse assays will identify storage rot resistance.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Outcome
- storage rot resistancee1
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Verbatim
e0“26 commercial sugar beet cultivars”
e1“the greenhouse assays will identify storage rot resistance”