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Sugar in beet roots limited by high temperatures and high levels of soil nitrogen in Kern County tests

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G. V. Ferry
F. J. Hills
R. S. Loomis, University of California
A. Ulrich

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California Agriculture 17(5):8-9.

Published May 01, 1963

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Rapid root growth, stimulated by a plentiful supply of soil nitrogen and high summer temperatures, held the sugar content of beet roots down to 15% or lower during July and August in a 1961 field experiment in Kern County. Enough fertilizer nitrogen should be applied to promote early top growth and prevent any deficiency before mid-May. However, a nitrogen deficiency period of from eight to ten weeks before harvest is essential for maximum sugar production from the roots.

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Sugar in beet roots limited by high temperatures and high levels of soil nitrogen in Kern County tests

G. V. Ferry, F. J. Hills, R. S. Loomis, A. Ulrich
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Sugar in beet roots limited by high temperatures and high levels of soil nitrogen in Kern County tests

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Authors

G. V. Ferry
F. J. Hills
R. S. Loomis, University of California
A. Ulrich

Publication Information

California Agriculture 17(5):8-9.

Published May 01, 1963

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

Rapid root growth, stimulated by a plentiful supply of soil nitrogen and high summer temperatures, held the sugar content of beet roots down to 15% or lower during July and August in a 1961 field experiment in Kern County. Enough fertilizer nitrogen should be applied to promote early top growth and prevent any deficiency before mid-May. However, a nitrogen deficiency period of from eight to ten weeks before harvest is essential for maximum sugar production from the roots.

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