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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. aSB219.S93 SUGARBE FOREWARD SUGARBEET RESEARCH is an annual compilation of progress reports concerning research by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service investigators and other cooperators who are engaged in sugarbeet research. The report was assembled and produced at the expense of the Beet Sugar Development Foundation, and is for the sole use of its members and the cooperators. Much of the data has not been sufficiently confirmed to justify general release and interpretations may be modified with additional experimentation. This report is not intended for publication and should not be used for cited reference nor quoted in publicity or advertising. Reproduction of any portion of the material contained herein will not be permitted without the specific consent of the contributor and the Beet Sugar Development Foundation. The report presents results of investigations strengthened by contributions received under Cooperative Agreement between the USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Beet Sugar Development Foundation, along with the California Beet Growers Association, the Western Joint Research Committee, and the Sugarbeet and Education Board of Minnesota and North Dakota. Trade names occur in this report solely to provide specific information and do not signify endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Beet Sugar Development Foundation or any of the cooperating organizations. CONTENTS PAGE SECTION A - SALINAS, CALIFORNIA Contents A1 Abstracts of Papers, 2003 A3 PROJECT 281 Evaluation of the Effect of Synergism Between BNYVV and BSBMV on Resistance to These Viruses in Sugarbeet A21 PROJECT 261 Study of New Pathotypes of Rhizomania in the United States A29 PROJECTS 211 and 215 Development of Sugarbeet Breeding Lines and Germplasm A36 Index of Variety Trails A39 SECTION B - FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Contents B1 Publications B3 Notice of Release of FC710 (4X) Tetraploid, Multigerm Sugar Beet Germplasm B5 Notice of Release of FC201 Monogerm, O-Type Sugarbeet Germplasm with Resistance to Rhizomania and Other Diseases B7 Notice of Release of FC301 Monogerm, O-Type Sugarbeet Germplasm with Resistance to Rhizomania and Cercospora Leaf Spot B9 CONTENTS PAGE SECTION B - FORT COLLINS, COLORADO (continued) PROJECT 903 Evaluation of Contributed Lines for Resistance to Rhizoctonia solani, A Causal Fungus of Cercospora Leaf Spot B11 PROJECT 904 Evaluation of Contributed Lines for Resistance to Cercospora Beticola, A Causal Fungus of Cercospora Leaf Spot B13 PROJECT 420 Screening Biological Control Agents for Rhizoctonia solani Control on Sugar Beets B15 PROJECT 421 Variability in Fusarium oxysporum from Sugar Beets in the Central High Plains Growing Areas B18 PROJECT 440 Rhizoctonia Root Rot Resistance and Development of Genetic Resistance in Sugarbeet B20 PROJECT 441 Cercospora Leaf Spot Research and Breeding for Cercospora and Curly Top Resistance B31 PROJECT 443 Pre-Breeding: The Introgression of New Sources of Cercospora Leaf Spot Resistance from Beta Vulgaris spp.Maritima and Other Exotic Sources into Sugarbeet-Type Populations B37 CONTENTS PAGE SECTION C - FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA Contents C1 Publications C3 PROJECT 620 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Detection of Fungal Pathogens Using Actin Gene Sequences C7 PROJECT 621 Mechanisms of Resistance in Sugarbeet to Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens Cl2 PROJECT 622 Tagging of Genes for Disease Resistance in Sugarbeet Using Molecular Genetic Markers Cl4 PROJECT 650 Role of Sucrose Metabolizing Enzymes in Sugarbeet Root Growth, Carbohydrate Partitioning and Postharvest Sucrose Loss Cl6 PROJECT 660 Characterization of Respiratory Processes in Sugarbeet Roots During Postharvest Storage C22 SECTION D - EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN Contents D1 Manuscripts Published D3 CONTENTS PAGE SECTION D - EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN (continuted) Sugarbeet Activities Conducted in Cooperation with Saginaw Valley Bean and Beet Farm During 2003 D4 Cercospora Leaf Spot Evaluation and Selection D8 Real-Time PCR Analysis of Sugar Beet BAC Library D8 Aphanomyces Disease Nursery D10 Evaluation of Stored Sugarbeet Roots D12 Rhizoctonia Seedling Damping off in Sugar Beets (Project 742) D13 SECTION E - BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND Contents El PROJECT 811 Improvement of Root Maggot and Disease Resistance in Sugarbeet E3 PROJECT 830 Expression of the CFP Gene from Cercospora in Sugar Beet El 1 PROJECT 850 Characterization of a Fungal Pathogen of the Sugarbeet Root Maggot El3