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Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) Improvement with Next-Generation Breeding Technology

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Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) is mainly grown in temperate countries of the Northern Hemisphere and supplies around 20% of the world sugar consumption. Cultivated in the past as a vegetable or fodder crop, selection of sugar beet began at the end of 1700s. The first objective was to improve sugar content in the taproot and a number of traits required for successful industrial processing. The most important breeding advancements took place during mid 1900s after the discovery of genetic monogermity and cytoplasmic male-sterility. This allowed the production of monogerm hybrid varieties, now employed worldwide. Sugar yield is severely impacted by a wide range of pests, diseases and abiotic stresses. As a consequence, the discovery and improvement of relevant genetic resistances remain among the main breeding targets. More recently, the development of several linkage maps using molecular markers have advanced the identification of additional resistances to biotic and abiotic stresses. This chapter discusses the timeline of sugar beet breeding in tandem with the technological advancements. Traditional and molecular methods for improvement of disease resistance are discussed, together with the current knowledge of genomic resources. The development of varieties by means of next-generation breeding technology is summarized as well.

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Correspondence to Piergiorgio Stevanato .

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1.1 Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Sugar Beet Breeding

Institution name

Address

Website

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250 USA

www.usda.gov

University of Padova, Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and environment

Viale Università 16, 35,020 Legnaro, Italy

www.dafnae.unipd.it

Heilongjiang sugar beet Center of Technology Innovation,

Crop Academy of Heilongjiang

8 University, Heilongjiang University

Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150,080 China

www.hlju.edu.cn

Sugar Beet Seed Institute (SBSI)

Mahdasht Avenue

P.O.Box 31585-4114

3,135,933,151 Karaj, Iran

www.sbsi.ir

Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center (HARC)

Shinsei Memuro, Hokkaido, 082-0081 Japan

www.naro.affrc.go.jp

1.2 Appendix II: Genetic Resources of Sugar Beet

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Genetic resources of sugar beet released by USDA-ARS are compiled by Panella et al. (2015)

https://www.bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jsbrVol52no3p40to85USDAArsSugarbeetReleasesandBreedingOverthePast20Yearslinked-1.pdf

Recommended list of sugar beet varieties 2019. British beet research organisation, innovation Centre, Norwich research, park, Colney lane, Norwich, NR4 7GJ, England

https://bbro.co.uk/media/1362/18-5-rl2019-final.pdf

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De Lucchi, C. et al. (2021). Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) Improvement with Next-Generation Breeding Technology. In: Al-Khayri, J.M., Jain, S.M., Johnson, D.V. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66965-2_8

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