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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. S. Narang  and
B. S. Bains
R. S. Narang
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
B. S. Bains
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 99 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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