pathogenicity of 4 isolates of erysiphe betae from 4 different geographical zones of iran on 5 genotypes of beet, with different levels of resistance to powdery mildew, was investigated. eight-week old plants were inoculated by conidia from 4 isolates separately. indices for infection were estimation of leaf infection and number of produced conidia on the leaf surface 3 weeks after inoculation....

Activin-betaE mRNA expression was investigated in male and female rats using gel-based and quantitative RT-PCR, in fetal and post-natal liver during development and in a variety of tissues from 200 gm adult animals. Activin-betaE expression was also assessed in rat liver after partial hepatectomy, and after repeated toxic insult. Male Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to partial hepatectomy or...

Background: Polymyxa betae is the vector of several soil-borne viruses of sugarbeet (Abe and Tamada 1986, Liu and Lewellen 2008, Wisler et al. 1994, Kaufmann et al. 1992), including Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), the cause of rhizomania (Tamada and Baba 1973). BNYVV is transmitted by zoospores of this fungus-related microorganism that swim in water films and infect feeder roots of sug...

The fungus Polymyxa betae is an obligate parasite of the roots of many plants of the family Chenopodiaceae. In the sugar beet, it acts as a vector of beet necrotic yellow vein virus, the agent of a serious disease known as rhizomania. With indirect methods of analysis, such as bioassay, one can establish only the presence or absence, but not the quantity, of P. betae in soil. A new method based...

Polymyxa betae is a biotrophic obligate sugar beet parasite that belongs to plasmodiophorids. The infection of sugar beet roots by this parasite is asymptomatic, except when it transmits Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), the causal agent of rhizomania. To date, there has been little work on P. betae–sugar beet molecular interactions, mainly because of the obligate nature of the parasite ...