title: Identification and exploitation of novel disease resistance genes in sugar beet.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: IACR-Broom's Barn, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6NP, UK. Sally.Francis@bbsrc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sally A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Luterbacher
mesh_terms: 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