Cercospora leaf spot impacts on postharvest disease and respiration of affected sugarbeet roots.

In Michigan, sugarbeets () are stored for up to 200 days post-harvest, during which sugar loss may occur due to energy use from respiration and factors like rot. Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) has been considered a potential predisposing factor for increased storage rot. To investigate these impacts, field and postharvest studies evaluated storage rot symptom development in sugarbeets with designated 'high' or 'low' in-season CLS severity.

Use of Maternal Race and Weight Provides Equitable Performance in Serum Screening for Open Neural Tube Defects.

Background: Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels are used in screening for open neural tube defects (ONTD). Historical reports show that AFP levels and maternal weights are higher in self-reported Black than White individuals, but recent reports question the need to account for these variables in screening. Our study compares screening performance with and without accounting for race.

An in-field heat treatment to reduce survival in plant residue and improve Cercospora leaf spot management in sugarbeet.

Introduction: Sugarbeets account for 55 to 60% of U.S. sugar production.

Fungicide Sensitivity of from U.S. Soybean and Dry Bean, Compared to Different Regions and Climates.

Fungicide use is integral to reduce yield loss from on dry bean and soybean. Increasing fungicide use against this fungus may lead to resistance to the most common fungicides. Resistance has been reported in Brazil () and China ( subsp.

First report of Geotrichum candidum causing rubbery rot of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in Michigan.

In April 2018, rotted 'Lamoka' tubers were received from a commercial storage facility (<1% incidence) in St. Joseph County, Michigan by the MSU Potato & Sugar Beet Pathology and Plant & Pest Diagnostics programs. Dense circular colonies of white fungal-like growth were observed on the surface of the tubers, and internal tissues were watery and spongy with gray to brown discoloration (Supplemental Figure 1).