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Collaborative project: Identification of plant defence substances for breeding resistant sugar beet against the beet moth - subproject B (RueMoRes)
Project
Project code: 281D119B21
Contract period: 01.03.2023
- 28.02.2026
Budget: 325,540 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: sugar beet, resistance, climate change adaptation, animal pathogens, crop protection, plant health, crop production, plant genetic resources
Beschreibung Sugar from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L., Chenopodiaceae) is a product of the food industry in Central Europe, which places the highest technological demands on the plant raw material. At the time of harvest, the storage root contains up to 20% sucrose. The profitability of sugar beet cultivation depends decisively on the yield and the quality of the raw material. The beet moth, Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd) (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), is an insect that poses a threat to the future of sugar beet cultivation in Germany and Europe, as dry and warm weather conditions favour its development and spread. Direct control of the beet moth is not yet possible. In addition, the beet moth must be viewed against the background of an already critical situation for beet cultivation in Germany, which is characterised by the ban on neonicotinoid treatment against sucking insect pests and a changed competitive situation (discontinuation of the European Sugar Market Regulation on 30 September 2017). Another complicating factor is that the insect pest cannot yet be cultivated permanently in the laboratory, which would make it easier to conduct experiments. There is thus a great need for information on many fundamental and application-related aspects.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Protection
- Climate Change
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
