Location: Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research
2021 Annual Report
Accomplishments
1. Enzymes involved in the Leuconostoc-Rhizoctonia interaction were established. Late season Rhizoctonia root rot in sugar beet is a serious yield-limiting disease problem in Idaho caused by an interaction between Rhizoctonia solani and Leuconostoc spp. To aid in the development of additional control measures, ARS researchers at Kimberly, Idaho, investigated the enzymes that initiate the rot process. Three enzymes involved in establishing root rot in sugar beet roots were identified. This information will allow researchers to target these enzymes when developing new disease control measures, which will limit losses for sugar beet growers and the sugar industry.
Review Publications
Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Commercial sugar beet cultivars evaluated for rhizomania resistance and storability in Idaho, 2019. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15:V017.
Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Experimental sugar beet cultivars evaluated for rhizomania resistance and storability in Idaho, 2019. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15:V016.
Strausbaugh, C.A., Wenninger, E.J. 2021. Foliar insecticides for the control of curly top in Idaho sugar beet, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15:V015.
Eujayl, I.A., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Kimberly germplasm, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15:V013.
Majumdar, R., Kandel, S.L., Cary, J.W., Rajasekaran, K. 2021. Changes in bacterial endophyte community following aspergillus flavus infection in resistant and susceptible maize kernels. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(7). Article 3747. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22073747.
Galewski, P.J., McGrath, J.M. 2020. Genetic diversity among cultivated beets (Beta vulgaris) assessed via population-based whole genome sequences. BMC Genomics. 21:189. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-6451-1.
Strausbaugh, C.A., Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L. 2020. Ft. Collins sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2019. Plant Disease Management Reports. 14:V138.
Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Ft. Collins germplasm, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15.
Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS plant introduction lines of sugar beet, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15.
Eujayl, I.A., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2020. Kimberly sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2019. Plant Disease Management Reports. 14:V139.
Abuo-Elwafa, S.F., Amin, A.A., Eujayl, I.A. 2020. Genetic diversity of sugar beet under heat stress and deficit irrigation. Agronomy Journal. 112(5):3579-3590. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20356.
