Priming with water, salicylic acid or gibberellic acid was the most effective technique to promote germination and seedling growth of sugar beet.

Gibberellic acid · growth · Beta vulgaris (beet)Results differ

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1. positive
   Root length and root diameter of sugar beet increased with the incremental level of nitrogen and/or GA3 concentration.

   Interactive Effects of Gibberellic Acid and Nitrogen Fertilization on the Growth, Yield, and Quality of Sugar Beet · 2021

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2. positive
   GA significantly increased sugar beet total dry matter at three and eight weeks after application.

   A growth study of sugar beet treated with gibberellic acid and (2‐chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride (CCC) · 1965

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3. positive
   Acid plus 100 ppm GA 3 gave the greatest average improvement in sugarbeet emergence over the control, 9.3% of seeds planted.

   Improvement of Sugarbeet Seed Emergence with Dilute Acid and Growth Regulator Treatments · 1981 · compared with control

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4. positive
   Gibberellic acid stimulated sugarbeet germination at low temperature less effectively than FC.

   Stimulation of tomato, pepper and sugarbeet seed germination at low temperatures by growth regulators. · 1980 · compared with FC

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5. positive
   Gibberellic acid induced stem extension and axillary bud development in beet cultivars.

   A simple technique for vegetative propagation of sugar beet · 1980

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6. positive
   GA3 treatments improved leaf number and fresh and dry leaf weights.

   Seed pre-soaking on Gibberellic acid (GA3) enhance growth, histological and physiological traits of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) under water stress Enas, S. Ibrahim Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt · 2018

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7. positive
   Coating with number 21 (micro and macronutrients, humic acid, gibberellic acid) was the best treatment for sugar beet germination and seedling growth indices under salinity and drought stress.

   Assessing of sugar beet Seed adaptation under salt and drought stress conditions with coating technology based on Fuzzy inference system · 2024

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8. positive
   Foliar GA3 at 300 ppm produced the highest root diameter, root length and plant root weight in both seasons.

   RESPONSE OF SOME SUGAR BEET CUL TIVARS TO GROWTH REGULATOR TREATMENTS · 2004

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salicylic acid · growth · Beta vulgaris (beet)Results agree

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1. positive
   Exogenous salicylic acid increased sugar beet plant height and biomass under fomesafen stress.

   Exogenous salicylic acid alleviates fomesafen toxicity by improving photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidant defense system in sugar beet · 2022

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2. positive
   Combined Put and SA increased growth rate, shoot length and plant height.

   Mitigating Salinity Stress in Sugar Beet Seedlings Through Exogenous Application of Putrescine and Salicylic Acid · 2025

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seed treatment · growth · Beta vulgaris (beet)Positive and negative results

30 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction

1. negative
   Priming for more than 2 d, particularly osmopriming, markedly decreased germination of the treated seeds.

   Sugarbeet seed priming: effects of priming conditions on germination, solubilization of 11-S globulin and accumulation of LEA proteins · 2000

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2. negative
   Heptachlor seed treatment at 4 oz. per acre reduced seedling emergence.

   Effect of Insecticides on Emergence of Sugar-Beet Seedlings and on Control of the Sugar-Beet Root Maggot · 1961

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3. no effect
   Primed and control seeds had no statistically significant germination-rate difference.

   Effects of hydro- and nano-priming treatments on seed germination and metabolism in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) · 2026 · compared with control

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4. positive
   GA3 priming increased final germination percentage under saline conditions.

   Gibberellic Acid (GA3) Enhance Seed Water Uptake, Germination and Early Seedling Growth in Sugar Beet under Salt Stress · 2007

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5. positive
   Priming and soaking advanced germination in both crops.

   Seed treatments to advance greenhouse establishment of beet and chard microgreens · 2004

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6. positive
   PEG 8000 priming significantly reduced time to half maximum emergence in one of three years.

   Emergence of Sugar Beet Seedlings at Low Soil Temperature following Seed Soaking and Priming · 1993 · compared with nonprimed seed

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7. positive
   Seed treatments improved the ability and rate of germination of sugar beet seeds.

   The effect of sugar beet seed treatments on their vigour · 2003

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8. positive
   Seed coating delayed seedling growth.

   Quantification of differences in germination behaviour of pelleted and coated sugar beet seeds using x-ray computed tomography (x-ray CT) · 2017

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