SUGARBEET

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. Nitrogen (NITROGEN) a-Amino-Nitrogen content of roots (milligrams/liter)
  2. Nitrogen-sucrose (NITSUCROSE) a-Amino-Nitrogen measured as milliequivalents per 100 grams of sucrose.
  3. Potassium (POTASSIUM) Potassium content of roots (milligrams per liter)
  4. Potassium-sucrose (POTASSIUM SUCROSE) Potassium content measured as milliequivalents per 100 grams of sucrose.
  5. Sodium (SODIUM) Sodium content of roots measured as milligrams per liter
  6. Sodium-sucrose (SODIUM/SUCROSE) Sodium content measured as milliequivalents per 100 grams of sucrose.
  7. Sucrose (SUCROSE) Sucrose content (percent of fresh weight)
  8. Sugar absolute (SUGAR ABSOLUTE) Sugar content of the root measured as a percentage of fresh weight expressed as an absolute value.
  9. Sugar check percent (SUGAR CHECK PERCENT) Sugar content of roots - percent of check (measured as a percentage of fresh weight and expressed as a percent of the check variety).
Category: CYTOLOGIC
  1. Ploidy level (PLOIDY) Ploidy level
Category: DISEASE
  1. Aphanomyces (APHANOMYCES) Susceptibility to Black Root (Aphanomyces cochliodes).
  2. Beet Western Yellows Virus (BEET WESTERN YELLOW VIRUS) Susceptability to Beet Western Yellows Virus.
  3. Cercospora (CERCOSPORA) Susceptability to Cercospora.
  4. Curly Top (CURLY TOP) Susceptability to Curly top.
  5. Erwinia Rot (ERWINIA ROT) Susceptability to Erwinia Rot.
  6. Erysiphe (ERYSIPHE) Susceptability to Erysiphe.
  7. Fusarium (FUSARIUM) Susceptability to Fusarium.
  8. Polymyxa (POLYMYXA) Susceptibility to Root Rot caused by Polymyxa betae).
  9. Rhizoctonia (RHIZOCTONIA) Susceptability to Rhizoctonia.
  10. Rhizomania (RHIZOMANIA) Susceptability to Rhizomania.
  11. Rhizomania Canopy yellowing (RHIZOMANIA CANOPY YELLOWING) Susceptability to Rhizomania scored by the yellowing of the canopy; 0 is none and 9 is most yellowing
Category: GROWTH
  1. Diameter maximum (DIAMETER MAXIMUM) Maximum area of ground covered by foliage and branches in centimeters.
  2. Diameter minimum (DIAMETER MINIMUM) Minimum area of ground covered by foliage and branches in centimeters.
  3. Growth habit (GROWTH HABIT) General growth habit
  4. Height maximum (HEIGHT MAXIMUM) Maximum plant height in centimeters
  5. Height minimum (HEIGHT MINIMUM) Minimum plant height in centimeters
  6. Uniformity (UNIFORMITY) Population uniformity
Category: INSECT
  1. Beet Cyst Nematode (BEET CYST NEMATODE) Susceptability to Beet Cyst Nematode (Heterodera schachtii).
  2. Root Aphids (ROOT APHID) Susceptibility to Root Aphids.
  3. Root Aphids (1-4) (ROOT APHID (1-4 SCALE)) Susceptibility to Root Aphids.
  4. Root Aphids (1-6) (ROOT APHID (1-6 SCALE)) Susceptibility to Root Aphids.
  5. Root Maggot (ROOT MAGGOT) Susceptability to Root Maggot.
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Bolting tendency 1 (BOLTING1) Bolting tendency - (percentage of bolters from an early sowing).
  2. Bolting-2 (BOLTING2) Percent of bolters from plants given prolonged cold treatment at 7 degrees centigrade.
  3. Cluster fasciation (CLUSTERED FASCIATION) Inflorescence cluster fasciation
  4. Crown height maximum (CROWN HEIGHT MAXIMUM) Maximum crown height in centimeters
  5. Crown height minimum (CROWN HEIGHT MINIMUM) Minimum crown height in centimeters
  6. Crown width maximum (CROWN WIDTH MAXIMUM) Maximum crown width in centimeters
  7. Crown width minimum (CROWN WIDTH MINIMUM) Minimum crown width in centimeters
  8. Cuticle thickness (CUTICLE THICKNESS) Thickness of leaf cuticle (consult with IIRB)
  9. Flesh color (FLESH COLOR) Main color of flesh
  10. Flowering pattern (FLOWERING PATTERN) Flowering pattern between plants
  11. Flowering pattern within (FLOWERING PATTERN WITHIN) Flowering pattern within plants
  12. Hypocotyl color (HYPOCOTYL COLOR) Hypocotyl pigmentation
  13. Leaf blade width maximum (LEAF BLADE WIDTH MAXIMUM) Maximum leaf blade width in centimeters
  14. Leaf width minimum (LEAF BLADE WIDTH MINIMUM) Minimum leaf blade width in centimeters
  15. Leaf hairiness (LEAF HAIRINESS) Hairiness of leaf surface
  16. Leaf length maximum (LEAF LENGTH MAXIMUM) Maximum leaf blade length in centimeters
  17. Leaf length minimum (LEAF LENGTH MINIMUM) Minimum leaf blade length in centimeters
  18. Leaf pigmentation (LEAF PIGMENTATION) Mature leaf blade pigmentation
  19. Lifeform (LIFEFORM) Life form of the accession
  20. Male sterility (MALE STERILITY) Degree of male sterility
  21. Petiole color (PETIOLE COLOR) Color of petiole
  22. Petiole Length - Maximum (PETIOLE LENGTH MAXIMUM) Mean maximum petiole length among plants (in centimeters).
  23. Petiole Length - Minimum (PETIOLE LENGTH MINIMUM) Mean minimum petiole length among plants (in centimeters).
  24. Petiole Width - Maximum (PETIOLE WIDTH MAXIMUM) Mean maximum petiole width among plants (in centimeters).
  25. Petiole Width - Minimum (PETIOLE WIDTH MINIMUM) Mean minimum petiole width among plants (in centimeters).
  26. Ring color (RING COLOR) Color of rings (compared to main color of flesh)
  27. Root color (ROOT COLOR) External color of root
  28. Root division (ROOT DIVISION) Pattern of root division
  29. Root length maximum (ROOT LENGTH MAXIMUM) Maximum root length in centimeters
  30. Root length minimum (ROOT LENGTH MINIMUM) Minimum root length in centimeters
  31. Root position (ROOT POSITION) Root position in soil
  32. Root shape (ROOT SHAPE) Root shape in longitudinal section
  33. Root width maximum (ROOT WIDTH MAXIMUM) Maximum root width in centimeters
  34. Root width minimum (ROOT WIDTH MINIMUM) Minimum root width in centimeters
  35. Rosette (ROSETTE) Erectness of basal leaf rosette
  36. Seed weight 100 (SEED WEIGHT100) Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
  37. Stem pigmentation (STEM PIGMENTATION) Inflorescence stem pigmentation
  38. Suture (SUTURE) Presence/absence of sutures on root
Category: OTHER
  1. Image/picture1 (IMAGE-1) A picture or image
  2. Image/picture2 (IMAGE-2) A picture or image
  3. Image/picture3 (IMAGE-3) A picture or image
  4. Multigermicity (MULTIGERMICITY) Multigermicity
  5. Number (PLANT NUMBER) Number of plants in original population
  6. Sample area (SAMPLE AREA) Area of land from which population was sampled (sq. meters)
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. a-Amino-Nitrogen Check Percent (A-AMINO NITROGEN) Percentage difference between the a-Amino-nitrogen content of the accession (mg per liter) and a locally adapted sugarbeet hybrid grown and harvested under the same conditions as the accessions being evaluated.
  2. End use (END USE) Primary use of the plant
  3. Gross sugar (GROSS SUGAR) Gross sugar production in kg/ha
  4. Isolation (ISOLATION) Isolation from other beet populations
  5. Potassium Check Percent (POTASSCH) Percentage difference between the potassium content of the accession (mg per liter) and a locally adapted sugarbeet hybrid grown and harvested under the same conditions as the accessions being evaluated.
  6. Recoverable sugar (RECOVERAGE SUGAR) Total percent of recoverable sugar
  7. Sodium Check Percent (SODIUM CHECK PERCENT) Percentage difference between the sodium content of the accession (mg per liter) and a locally adapted sugarbeet hybrid grown and harvested under the same conditions as the accessions being evaluated.
  8. Tare Percent (TARE) Percentage of the difference in weight between harvested beets and those that have been cleaned for processing.
  9. Tare Check Percent (TARE CHECK PERCENT) Percentage difference between the accession and a locally adapted sugarbeet hybrid grown and harvested under the same conditions as the accessions being evaluated.
  10. Type of Beet (TYPE) General growth type and/or use type
  11. White Sugar Yield (WHITE SUGAR) White sugar yield measured in kg/ha
  12. Yield (YIELD) Root yield in tons per hectare
Category: SUBSET
  1. Core subset (CORE) A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset.
  2. IPRGI Core subset (IPGRI CORE) A flag to indicate the accession is part of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) core subset.