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First Report of Geotrichum candidum Causing Postharvest Rot of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris) Roots in Minnesota and North Dakota
2019-12-01
Abstract excerpt
Minnesota (MN) and North Dakota (ND) together produce about 57% of U.S. sugar beets (Beta vulgaris L.) for sucrose extraction from its tap root. In October 2018, healthy sugar beet roots were harvested from two major production areas, Grand Forks, ND, and near Foxhome, MN, and kept in storage at 8°C and 80% relative humidity. After 1 week, water-soaked soft rot with brown irregular lesions 10 to 50 mm in diameter...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 2381869b-ddd0-56ff-bfb4-452204f67942
- DOI
- 10.1094/pdis-05-19-1000-pdn
