Identification and exploitation of novel disease resistance genes in sugar beet.
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.
Francis
Sally A
SA
IACR-Broom's Barn, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6NP, UK. Sally.Francis@bbsrc.ac.uk
Luterbacher
Mark C
MC
D027461:Beta vulgaris / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000254:growth & development; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D013045:Species Specificity; D006113:United Kingdom