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This article is a list of diseases of beets (Beta vulgaris), a plant grown for its edible taproot and leaves. Bacterial diseases. Bacterial diseases;
Beta vulgaris (beet) is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Betoideae of the family Amaranthaceae.Economically, it is the most important crop of the large order Caryophyllales. [2]
The beetroot (British English) or beet (North American English) is the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group. [1] The plant is a root vegetable also known as the table beet, garden beet, dinner beet, or else categorized by color: red beet or golden beet. It is also a leaf vegetable called beet greens ...
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is a plant virus, transmitted by the plasmodiophorid [1] Polymyxa betae. The BNYVV is a member of the genus Benyvirus [2] and is responsible for rhizomania, a disease of sugar beet (Rhizo: root; Mania: madness) that causes proliferation of thin rootlets, and leads to a smaller tap root with reduced sugar content.
Downy mildew is a moderately important disease of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). [4] The pathogen persists as oospores in the soil, or on beet seed crops, or on overwintered volunteer beet plants. Attacks are most important at the seedling stage. The cotyledons are systemically infected, becoming discoloured and distorted.
Uromyces betae is a fungal species and plant pathogen infecting beet (Beta vulgaris). It was originally published as Uredo betae Pers. 1801 before it was transferred to the Uromyces genus. [2] Sugar beet rust was first described in Canada in 1935,(Newton and Peturson 1943), [3] and then reported in Europe in 1988 (O'Sullivan). [4]
Beyond adverse effects from the herb itself, "adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are sometimes life threatening or lethal."
The name "betalain" comes from the Latin name of the common beet (Beta vulgaris), from which betalains were first extracted.The deep red color of beets, bougainvillea, amaranth, and many cacti results from the presence of betalain pigments. [2]