Foliar and Seed Treatment Products for the Control of Beet Curly Top in Idaho Sugar Beet, 2024
Sugar beet is highly susceptible to the beet curly top virus (BCTV), which significantly reduces sugar yield and is prevalent in semi-arid growing regions. Typical BCTV symptoms are leaf vein swelling, thickening, and curling, leading to chlorosis and plant death. Insecticide seed treatments with neonicotinoids have been the primary management option, but neonicotinoids face regulatory restrictions due to environmental concerns. Thus, insecticides and biochemicals that are relatively safer to use were evaluated for efficacy against BCTV during the 2024 growing season. New treatments identified in this work can potentially be used by the growers to improve sugar beet BCTV management.
Authors
- C.A. Strausbaugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6773-1375)
- Erik J. Wenninger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3424-193X)
- Ranendra K. Majumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-2845)
Institutions
- University of Idaho (US)
- Kimberly-Clark (Canada) (CA)
- Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plant Health Progress
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1094/php-02-25-0042-pdmr
- Primary Topic
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00