Techniques for Planting Sugarbeet to Advance the Harvest Date in North Indian Conditions

Results of a two-year field study show that even under hot northern Indian conditions, sugar-beet planting dates can be advanced to 20 September to permit an early harvest from mid-March onwards. Seeding the crop on the northern side of east-west ridges gave root yields of 45–50 t ha−1 with a sucros...

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Published in:Experimental agriculture 1987-01, Vol.23 (1), p.99-103
Main Authors: Narang, R. S., Bains, B. S.
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Language:English
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Summary:Results of a two-year field study show that even under hot northern Indian conditions, sugar-beet planting dates can be advanced to 20 September to permit an early harvest from mid-March onwards. Seeding the crop on the northern side of east-west ridges gave root yields of 45–50 t ha−1 with a sucrose content of 12–14%. Transplanting gave the highest tonnage but led to a high incidence of branched tap roots. For timely planting during October, direct seeding in north–south rows was also satisfactory. Such staggered seeding and harvest schedules could help extend the milling period to 90–100 days as against the present 45–50 days.
ISSN:0014-4797
1469-4441
DOI:10.1017/S001447970000346X