Effect of Irrigation Method and Late Season Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentration on Sucrose Production by Sugarbeets

Carter, J.N. and Pair, C.H. and Westermann, D.T. (1975) Effect of Irrigation Method and Late Season Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentration on Sucrose Production by Sugarbeets. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists. 18(4):332-342.

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Abstract

For maximum sucrose production by sugarbeets (Beta vulgaris L.)
in southern Idaho, the available soil nitrogen (N) level should be
highest during early July, when the plant N uptake (Nup) rate is highest,
and lowest by the latter part of August. Inadequate N
during the early growth stages limits root and sucrose yield, whereas
excess N stimulates top growth, increases root impurities, and decreases
sucrose percentage and extractable sucrose. Inadequate
irrigation limits root and sucrose yields, whereas overirrigation leaches
N and may affect the sugarbeet response to N application.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0358
Subjects:	Irrigated crops > Sugarbeet Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:51
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2017 19:03
Item ID:	307
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/307