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

Lucchi, Chiara De; Biancardi, Enrico; Skaracis, George N.; Biaggi, Marco De; Pavli, Ourania I.; Ravi, Samathmika; Chiodi, Claudia; Broccanello, Chiara; Stevanato, Piergiorgio

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-66965-2_8

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“…Beet has historically been grown as a vegetable or fodder crop, and the selection of sugar beet began at the end of the eighteenth century 6 . After long-term selection, its sugar content increased from 4% at that time to 6% and over 18% today 7 . Sugar beet in China started in the 1950s, and in the 1980s, many materials were introduced from Europe and the USA.…”

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Association analysis of agronomic traits and construction of genetic networks by resequencing of 306 sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) lines

Wang,

Zhang,

Han

et al. 2023

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Due to the relatively brief domestication history of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris), our understanding of the genomic diversity and functional genes in its cultivars is limited, resulting in slow breeding progress. To address this issue, a total of 306 germplasm materials of major cultivars and breeding lines from China, the USA, and Europe were selected for genome resequencing. We investigated population structure and genetic diversity and performed selective scanning of genomic regions, identifying six novel genes associated with important agronomic traits: the candidate genes DFAX2 and P5CS for skin roughness; the candidate genes FRO5, GL24, and PPR91 for root yield and sugar yield, and the pleiotropic candidate gene POLX for flourishing growth vigour, plant height, crown size, flesh coarseness, and sugar yield. In addition, we constructed a protein–protein interaction network map and a phenotype-gene network map, which provide valuable information for identifying and characterizing functional genes affecting agronomic traits in sugar beet. Overall, our study sheds light on the future improvement of sugar beet agronomic traits at the molecular level.

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Association analysis of agronomic traits and construction of genetic networks by resequencing of 306 sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) lines

Wang,

Zhang,

Han

et al. 2023

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“…Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important crop which is used for producing sugar as well as feed and organic matter for the poor soils. Sugar beet is cultivated in regions with moderate weather, in the northern hemisphere in particular, Russia, Canada and Europe as reported by De Lucchi et al (2021). Moreover, sugar beet has been recently widely included into the Egyptian agriculture and industrial processes (Abou-Elwafa et al 2020;Galal et al 2022).…”

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Evaluation of sugar losses in beet molasses as affected by the quality of sugar beet roots

Mohamed¹,

El-Syiad

Farghly

et al. 2023

Egyptian Sugar Journal

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This study was designed to evaluate the indices that affect the quality of sugar beet root processing in relation to sugar loss in final molasses. This quality is affected by late sugar beet root harvesting and the infestation with root rots resulted in a significant increase of the inverted sugars, K, Na and α-amino-N concentrations with detrimental consequences for processing. For this purpose, samples of sugar beet molasses and sugar beet roots were taken during the processing (from two different designs of production lines) and research fields of Delta Sugar Company during different times in the 2021 and 2022 processing seasons early season, middle season and late season (from the middle of February to late March, from early April to middle of May and from the middle of May to late June, respectively).During the processing season, sucrose content in sugar beet roots declined significantly, while K, Na, amino N, inverted sugars and other ingredients accumulated in the beets, therefore, the quality of sugar beet roots degraded dramatically. The quality of sugar beet increased significantly from 74.8±0.024% to 83.8±0.024% during the season. Whereas the purity of sugar beet juice elevated significantly from 84.8±0.019 to 87.9±0.029% during the season. These findings revealed that there is a reversible relationship between the quality of sugar beet, the sugar losses percentage in beet molasses and the concentration of alpha-amino nitrogen, sodium and potassium in sugar beet. Therefore, the future needs of the processing industry could change the criteria of quality assessment.

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Breeding of highly productive sugar beet hybrids with improved beet root shape

Parfeniuk

Trush

2022

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Purpose. Isolation of donors of valuable breeding and genetic traits and the creation of a new source material for the selection of parental components of sugar beet hybrids according to the shape of the root. Evaluation of the productive potential of experimental sugar beet hybrids with improved root shape parameters. Methods. Field (experiments, phenological observations), laboratory (determination of sugar content), measuring and weighing (determination of crop structure), statistical (mathematical processing of research results). Results. The results of the evaluation of the basic productivity of parental components of different genetic structure and productivity of experimental sugar beet hybrids with improved root shape are presented. An increase in the yield of root crops, sugar yield and sugar output per unit area in sugar beet hybrids on a cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) basis, created using multigerm pollinators with an improved root crop shape (oval-conical), has been established. Experimental hybrids formed on the basis of first generation of multigerm pollinators of backcross (BC1) prevailed the group standard in root crop yield by 15.2–22.8%, sugar yield and sugar output by 14.4–19.4% and 11.5–17.5%, respectively. The sugar content was below or at the level of the group standard. Similar indicators of hybrids formed on the basis of pollinators of the second generation of backcross (BC2) were 14.0–21.2%, 17.0–23.2% and 17.6–23.9%, respectively. The sugar content was at the level of the group standard. Root shape index indicators were 1.32 and 1.28, respectively. The hybrids formed using the initial multigerm pollinators were characterized by a conical root shape (shape index – 0.61). According to indicators of yield, sugar yield and sugar output per unit area, they were at the level of the group standard. Conclusions. It was established that the shape of the root crop is an important factor in improving the productive potential of sugar beets in selection for heterosis. The change in the shape of the root crop from conical to oval-conical leads to an increase in the productivity of multigerm pollinators of sugar beets by 8–19% and hybrids created with their participation by 17–23%.

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

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References 187 publications

Association analysis of agronomic traits and construction of genetic networks by resequencing of 306 sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) lines

Association analysis of agronomic traits and construction of genetic networks by resequencing of 306 sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) lines

Evaluation of sugar losses in beet molasses as affected by the quality of sugar beet roots

Breeding of highly productive sugar beet hybrids with improved beet root shape

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