Abstract
Micronutrient additives for sugar beet growth and development are very important, especially in the alkaline Egyptian soil. A two-year (2017 and 2018) field experiment was conducted in the Sakha Agricultural Research Station of Agricultural Research Center, Egypt, to study the effect of the foliar treatments with micronutrients including zinc (Zn) at rates of 50 and 100 mg L−1, boron (B) at rates of 50 and 100 mg L−1, and molybdenum (Mo) at rates of 20 and 40 mg L−1 on the morphological and physiological features as well as root characteristics of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Results showed that the Zn, B, and Mo foliar treatments at the two concentrations increased the growth parameters of roots, that is, root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weight. Likewise, the foliar applications with Zn, B, and Mo at the two applied concentrations significantly increased nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contents in the treated sugar beet leaves and roots. The high concentration of Zn (100 mg L−1) and Mo (40 mg L−1) yielded the highest of sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentage, sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield quality as well. The foliar treatments with Zn at a rate of 100 mg L−1 and Mo a rate of 40 mg L−1 showed a high capacity for enhancing growth and yield characteristics of sugar beet in the alkaline Egyptian soil probably due to balancing nutrients uptake and translocation.
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Claim · model-written summary
Zinc foliar treatment at two concentrations increased sugar beet root growth parameters.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise2 - Treatment
- zinc (Zn) at rates of 50 and 100 mg L−1e1
- Outcome
- root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Zn, B, and Mo foliar treatments at the two concentrations increased the growth parameters of roots, that is, root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weight”
e1“zinc (Zn) at rates of 50 and 100 mg L−1”
e2“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron foliar treatment at two concentrations increased sugar beet root growth parameters.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise2
- Treatment
- boron (B) at rates of 50 and 100 mg L−1e1
- Outcome
- root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Zn, B, and Mo foliar treatments at the two concentrations increased the growth parameters of roots, that is, root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weight”
e1“boron (B) at rates of 50 and 100 mg L−1”
e2“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Molybdenum foliar treatment at two concentrations increased sugar beet root growth parameters.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise2
- Treatment
- molybdenum (Mo) at rates of 20 and 40 mg L−1e1
- Outcome
- root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Zn, B, and Mo foliar treatments at the two concentrations increased the growth parameters of roots, that is, root diameter, root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weight”
e1“molybdenum (Mo) at rates of 20 and 40 mg L−1”
e2“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc foliar application significantly increased N, P, K, Ca and Mg content in sugar beet leaves and roots.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- leaves and rootse0
- Treatment
- Zne0
- Outcome
- nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar applications with Zn, B, and Mo at the two applied concentrations significantly increased nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contents in the treated sugar beet leaves and roots”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron foliar application significantly increased N, P, K, Ca and Mg content in sugar beet leaves and roots.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- leaves and rootse0
- Treatment
- Be0
- Outcome
- nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar applications with Zn, B, and Mo at the two applied concentrations significantly increased nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contents in the treated sugar beet leaves and roots”
Claim · model-written summary
Molybdenum foliar application significantly increased N, P, K, Ca and Mg content in sugar beet leaves and roots.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- leaves and rootse0
- Treatment
- Moe0
- Outcome
- nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar applications with Zn, B, and Mo at the two applied concentrations significantly increased nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) contents in the treated sugar beet leaves and roots”
Claim · model-written summary
High zinc concentration produced the highest sucrose, TSS and purity percentages.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise1
- Treatment
- Zn (100 mg L−1)e0
- Outcome
- sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentagee0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The high concentration of Zn (100 mg L−1) and Mo (40 mg L−1) yielded the highest of sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentage, sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield quality as well”
e1“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
High molybdenum concentration produced the highest sucrose, TSS and purity percentages.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise1
- Treatment
- Mo (40 mg L−1)e0
- Outcome
- sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentagee0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The high concentration of Zn (100 mg L−1) and Mo (40 mg L−1) yielded the highest of sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentage, sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield quality as well”
e1“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
High zinc concentration produced the highest sugar and root yields and improved yield quality.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise1
- Treatment
- Zn (100 mg L−1)e0
- Outcome
- sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield qualitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The high concentration of Zn (100 mg L−1) and Mo (40 mg L−1) yielded the highest of sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentage, sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield quality as well”
e1“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
High molybdenum concentration produced the highest sugar and root yields and improved yield quality.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise1
- Treatment
- Mo (40 mg L−1)e0
- Outcome
- sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield qualitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The high concentration of Zn (100 mg L−1) and Mo (40 mg L−1) yielded the highest of sucrose percentage, TSS percentage, purity percentage, sugar yield, root yield, and improved yield quality as well”
e1“sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest nutrient uptake and translocation may explain enhanced growth and yield after high zinc and molybdenum treatment.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Treatment
- Zn at a rate of 100 mg L−1 and Mo a rate of 40 mg L−1e0
- Outcome
- growth and yield characteristicse0
- Qualifier
- probably due to balancing nutrients uptake and translocatione0
- Setting
- alkaline Egyptian soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The foliar treatments with Zn at a rate of 100 mg L−1 and Mo a rate of 40 mg L−1 showed a high capacity for enhancing growth and yield characteristics of sugar beet in the alkaline Egyptian soil probably due to balancing nutrients uptake and translocation”
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