A soil-borne fungus that causes sudden wilting and yellowing.

A white, fan-like fungal growth (mycelium) often appears at the base of the plant near the soil line.

Successive crop failures led to the abandonment of numerous sugar factories in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. 🍄 Other Diseases Often Called "Blight"

Severely infected plants remain small and fail to produce sugar content.

The Beet Leafhopper , often called the "white fly" in historical texts, carries the virus from weeds to beet fields. Symptoms: Curling leaves: Upward and inward rolling of leaf margins.