Dr. Phyto

beetroot / sugar beet / chard

Beta vulgaris

Diseases & pests on this plant

• cercospora leaf spotCercospora beticola

  Small round grey spots with reddish-purple borders on older leaves, spots merge giving tattered appearance, complete defoliation under high pressure, regrowth + re-infection.

• beet leaf minerPegomya betae

  Large irregular pale blister mines on leaf blades, 1-3 maggots per mine, infected leaves yellow + collapse, brownish puparia drop to soil.

• rhizomania (BNYVV)Beet necrotic yellow vein virus

  Yellowing of leaf veins (often only on individual leaves), wilting in midday heat without recovery, beard of fine secondary roots replacing tap root.