People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic worms—enjoy the root vegetable, too, but as their sole food source. It's an ...

A disease epidemic project aims to communicate ... “Look out for unusually long, lanceolate or wonky leaves,” says James. Infected sugar beet roots also show evidence of deadening cells ...

A new study has uncovered key genetic factors that influence both biomass and sugar content in sugar beet, a critical crop ...

The virus turns the leaves yellow ... there has been a rolling exception for sugar beet because there is no alternative. Virus yellows, a disease transmitted by aphids, can cause crop losses ...

While sugar extracted from sugarcane is the most consumed sugar in India, have you ever thought of the other sources of sugar that could be healthier? One such sugar source is sugar beet.

The Government has refused to allow the emergency use of a banned pesticide on sugar beet to protect bees and ... crop in 2025 in the event of severe disease pressure Michael Sly, NFU He also ...