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Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. vulgaris (Beetroot)

Suggested Literature

Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. vulgaris may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. vulgaris:

leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) UK/Ireland
root (live) live root is galled by mycelium Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) UK/Ireland
root root may be infected by Rhizoctonia anamorph Helicobasidium purpureum - a ustilaginomycete (Helicobasidiaceae) Fox, R.T.V., 2006 [large areas of roots covered by felt-like bright purplish violet to cinnamon mycelium]

Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. vulgaris may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
CHENOPODIACEAE
(goosefoots, oraches and glassworts)
Beta
(beets)
Beta vulgaris
(Beet)
Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris
(Root Beet, Beetroot)

References

Fox, R.T.V., 2006 Fungal foes in your garden: 59. Violet root rot of Asparagus

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