Claim · model-written summary
At 12 dS·m−1 salinity increased sugar content by 15% in 2019–2020.
- Taxon
- Sugar Beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0 - Treatment
- saline water (EC = 12 dS·m−1)e0
- Outcome
- sugar contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 15%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“only the highest level of saline water (EC = 12 dS·m−1) significantly increased in sugar content by 15% compared to the control”
t0“Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Title
Hamza Bouras; Ahmed Bouaziz; Bassou Bouazzama; et al. Agronomy 2021. doi:10.3390/agronomy11081491
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- Intervention effect Salinity reduced sugar beet yield by 21% at 4 dS·m−1 in 2018–2019.
- Intervention effect Salinity reduced yield by 26% at 8 dS·m−1 in 2018–2019.
- Intervention effect Salinity reduced yield by 1% at 4 dS·m−1 in 2019–2020.
- Intervention effect Salinity reduced yield by 19% at 8 dS·m−1 in 2019–2020.
- Intervention effect Salinity reduced yield by 27% at 12 dS·m−1 in 2019–2020.
- Intervention effect At 4 dS·m−1 salinity increased total sugar content by 5% in 2018–2019.
- Intervention effect At 8 dS·m−1 salinity increased total sugar content by 7% in 2018–2019.
- Intervention effect A phosphorus rate of 120 kg P2O5·ha−1 improved yield under tested salinity levels.
- Intervention effect A phosphorus rate of 120 kg P2O5·ha−1 improved sugar content under tested salinity levels.
- Recommendation The authors recommend 120 kg P2O5·ha−1 for maximum root and sugar yield under saline water.