Beet Blight Apr 2026

A soil-borne fungus that causes sudden wilting and yellowing.

Sharp, wart-like protuberances on the underside of leaves. beet blight

Originally known simply as "beet blight," this disease nearly destroyed the sugar beet industry in the Western United States during the early 1900s. A soil-borne fungus that causes sudden wilting and yellowing

Rapid rot of the beet root, often characterized by small, round, tan-to-brown structures called sclerotia. Bacterial Blight ( Pseudomonas syringae ) often characterized by small