Diseases

Tillage, fertilization and careful cultivation impact positively on economic success only when beets are healthy. Set out below you will find information on the most important diseases to affect beet cultivation and tips on how to deal with them.

Foliar diseases of sugar beets

• Alternaria leaf spot 
• Bacterial leaf spot 
• Beet rust
• Cercospora leaf spot
• Phoma leaf spot disease
• Powdery mildew
• Virus yellows (BYV and BMYV)