Sugar Beet Root Storage Properties Are Unaffected by Cercospora Leaf Spot.

Cercospora leaf spot (CLS; causal agent Sacc.) is endemic in many sugar beet production regions due to the widespread distribution of and the inability of current management practices to provide complete control of the disease. Roots harvested from plants with CLS, therefore, are inevitably incorporated into sugar beet root storage piles, even though the effects of CLS on root storage properties are largely unknown.