Integrated management of Cercospora leaf spot on sugar beet

Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola, is the most important foliar disease of sugar beets in Montana. Losses in research plots ranging from 5-15 metric tons per hectare and 0.5-1.5% lower sugar in the last 7 years. Increased levels of storage rot, sugar impurities, and loss of s...

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Main Author: Larson, Ben James
Language:en
Published: 2004
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2004/larson/LarsonB04.pdf