Abstract
An outline is given of experimental work conducted on sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ) in Otago and Southland mainly by officers of the Department of Agriculture. On average, the sugar beet crops yielded 50–60 t/ha of roots containing 16–18% sucrose. Yields, however, were variable as a result of diverse conditions of climate and management. Times of sowing and harvest were briefly investigated and high‐lighted the need to sow before the end of October and harvest before mid April to avoid losses in root yields. A number of fertiliser trials were undertaken and superphosphate, potassium, and nitrogen gave significant yield responses. A large number of varieties from many countries were tested, including natural, rubbed, monogerm, and polyploid seed. In general, there was little varietal difference in sucrose production, although monogerm and rubbed seed produced higher proportions of single plants, reducing labour requirements considerably. Weed control using herbicides was investigated over two seasons and was found to increase sucrose yields significantly and facilitate the use of specialised machinery. This machinery was used in mechanisation trials which demonstrated that sugar beet can be grown and harvested successfully without the need for manual operations.
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Claims 15
Claim · model-written summary
Sugar beet crops averaged 50–60 t/ha roots.
- Taxon
- Sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0 - Outcome
- rootse0
- Value
- 50–60 t/hae0
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e0“On average, the sugar beet crops yielded 50–60 t/ha of roots containing 16–18% sucrose”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Sugar beet roots averaged 16–18% sucrose.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- sucrosee0
- Value
- 16–18%e0
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e0“On average, the sugar beet crops yielded 50–60 t/ha of roots containing 16–18% sucrose”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Yields varied with climate and management.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- Yieldse0
- Direction
- variablee0
- Setting
- climate and managemente0
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e0“Yields, however, were variable as a result of diverse conditions of climate and management”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Sowing before the end of October avoids root yield losses.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- sow before the end of Octobere0
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e0“the need to sow before the end of October and harvest before mid April to avoid losses in root yields”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Harvesting before mid April avoids root yield losses.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- harvest before mid Aprile0
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e0“the need to sow before the end of October and harvest before mid April to avoid losses in root yields”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer gave a significant sugar beet yield response.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- superphosphatee0
- Outcome
- yield responsese0
- Direction
- responsese0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“superphosphate, potassium, and nitrogen gave significant yield responses”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer gave a significant sugar beet yield response.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- potassiume0
- Outcome
- yield responsese0
- Direction
- responsese0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“superphosphate, potassium, and nitrogen gave significant yield responses”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer gave a significant sugar beet yield response.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- nitrogene0
- Outcome
- yield responsese0
- Direction
- responsese0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“superphosphate, potassium, and nitrogen gave significant yield responses”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Varieties showed little difference in sucrose production.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- sucrose productione0
- Direction
- little varietal differencee0
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e0“there was little varietal difference in sucrose production”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Monogerm seed produced a higher proportion of single plants.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- monogerme0
- Outcome
- proportions of single plantse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“monogerm and rubbed seed produced higher proportions of single plants”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Rubbed seed produced a higher proportion of single plants.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- rubbede0
- Outcome
- proportions of single plantse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“monogerm and rubbed seed produced higher proportions of single plants”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Monogerm and rubbed seed reduced labour requirements.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- labour requirementse0
- Direction
- reducinge0
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e0“monogerm and rubbed seed produced higher proportions of single plants, reducing labour requirements considerably”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Herbicide weed control significantly increased sucrose yield.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- herbicidese0
- Interactor
- Weede0weed
- Outcome
- sucrose yieldse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Weed control using herbicides was investigated over two seasons and was found to increase sucrose yields significantly”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Herbicide weed control facilitated specialized machinery.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- herbicidese0
- Interactor
- Weede0weed
- Outcome
- the use of specialised machinerye0
- Direction
- facilitatee0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Weed control using herbicides was investigated over two seasons and was found to increase sucrose yields significantly and facilitate the use of specialised machinery”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanization allowed successful sugar beet growth and harvest without manual operations.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- grown and harvested successfullye0
- Qualifier
- without the need for manual operationse0
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e0“sugar beet can be grown and harvested successfully without the need for manual operations”
t0“Sugar beet”
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