Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris
(Beetroot, Red Beet)

Interactions where Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
leaf leaf has sap sucked by Foreign Aphis fabae Black Bean Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) fabae/Aphis (Aphis) fabaeblack bean aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetleaf sucks sap of leaf
leaf leaf has sap sucked by Foreign Aphis fabae Black Bean Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) fabae/Aphis (Aphis) fabaeblack bean aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetleaf sucks sap of leaf
leaf (live, pale, toughened, edges curled) live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae Beet Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betaebeet downy mildewhypophylloussporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetlive, pale, toughened, edges curledleaf hypophyllous sporangium parasitises live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf
leaf (live, pale, toughened, edges curled) live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf may house oospore UK/Ireland Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae Beet Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betaebeet downy mildewoospore Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetlive, pale, toughened, edges curledleaf oospore may be found in live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Pegomya hyoscyami Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya hyoscyami/Pegomya hyoscyamibeet leaf miner, beet fly, mangold flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetliveleaf larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph Cercospora beticola a beet leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora beticola/Cercospora beticolaa beet leaf-spot funguscolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetliveleaf colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Major Pleospora bjoerlingii Beetroot and Mangold Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora bjoerlingii/Pleospora bjoerlingiibeetroot and mangold black leg and dry rot (causative organism)pycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetliveleafMajor pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
root root is galled by Minor Meloidogyne root-knot eelworms Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne/Meloidogyneroot-knot eelworms Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetrootMinor causes gall of root
root root may be infected and damaged by Rhizoctonia anamorph Major Helicobasidium purpureum Violet Root Rot - causative organism Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of Asparagus, Fox, R.T.V., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/Helicobasidium purpureumviolet root rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetrootMajor Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages root
root (live) live root is galled by mycelium UK/Ireland Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae Beet Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betaebeet downy mildewmycelium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetliveroot mycelium causes gall of live root
root (live) live root may be infected and damaged by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Major Pleospora bjoerlingii Beetroot and Mangold Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora bjoerlingii/Pleospora bjoerlingiibeetroot and mangold black leg and dry rot (causative organism)pycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetliverootMajor pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live root
stem (esp. base) stem (esp. base) is galled by Rhizobium radiobacter Crown Gall - causative organism Rhizobiales: Rhizobiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Alphaproteobacteria/Rhizobiales/Rhizobiaceae/Rhizobium radiobacter/Rhizobium radiobactercrown gall (causative organism) Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetstem (esp. base) causes gall of stem (esp. base)
stem (shrivlled, blackened) shrivlled, blackened stem of seedling may be infected and damaged by Major Pleospora bjoerlingii Beetroot and Mangold Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora bjoerlingii/Pleospora bjoerlingiibeetroot and mangold black leg and dry rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetshrivlled, blackenedstemseedlingMajor infects and damages shrivlled, blackened stem of seedling
twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by colony Streptomyces soil actinomycetes and scabs Actinomycetales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces/Streptomycessoil actinomycetes and scabscolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetlivetwig colony infects and damages live twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Fox, R.T.V., 2006Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of AsparagusMycologist Vol 19 (1): 46-47.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris (Beetroot, Red Beet) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyBeta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris (Beetroot, Red Beet)
SubspeciesBeta vulgaris ssp vulgaris (Root Beet, Beetroot)
SpeciesBeta vulgaris (Beet)
GenusBeta (beets)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris (Beetroot, Red Beet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris (Beetroot, Red Beet):

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