Abstract
Weed infestation remains a major constraint limiting the yield potential of sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L.) worldwide. Weeds compete with the crop for light, water, and nutrients, and if not effectively managed, they can cause severe yield and quality losses. Developing sustainable and efficient weed management strategies is therefore essential for maintaining crop productivity and reducing economic losses in sugar beet cultivation. This two-year field experiment (2020–2021) was conducted in Yeni Village, Doğanşehir District, Malatya Province, Türkiye, to assess the impact of various weed control methods on yield performance and weed suppression. The study employed a randomized complete block design with twelve treatments and four replications, including weedy and weed-free controls, herbicide applications, and combinations of herbicides with hand hoeing or power tillage. Yield components (total plant weight, root weight, leaf weight, root diameter, and plant length) and weed parameters (density, cover, fresh and dry weight) were recorded and statistically analysed. The highest yield was obtained from the weed-free control, followed by the integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeings. These methods reduced the dry weight of the weeds by between 90.14% and 96.11% and increased yield by up to 365% compared with the weedy control. Herbicide-only treatments were less effective in sustaining yield and suppressing weeds. The findings emphasize that integrating chemical and mechanical control methods provides superior and more sustainable weed suppression, underscoring the importance of integrated weed management in sugar beet production systems.
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Claim · model-written summary
The weed-free control gave the highest sugar beet yield.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0 - Treatment
- weed-free controle0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
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t0“sugar beet”
e0“The highest yield was obtained from the weed-free control, followed by the integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeings”
Claim · model-written summary
Integrated treatments combining pre-emergence metamitron (700 g/L) with one or two hand hoeings gave the next highest yield after the weed-free control.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeingse0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- followed bye0
- Comparator
- weed-free controle0
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t0“sugar beet”
e0“The highest yield was obtained from the weed-free control, followed by the integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeings”
Claim · model-written summary
The integrated herbicide plus hand-hoeing methods reduced weed dry weight by 90.14 to 96.11%.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeingse1
- Outcome
- dry weight of the weedse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- between 90.14% and 96.11%e0
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t0“sugar beet”
e0“These methods reduced the dry weight of the weeds by between 90.14% and 96.11%”
e1“integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeings”
Claim · model-written summary
The integrated methods increased yield by up to 365% compared with the weedy control.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeingse1
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- up to 365%e0
- Comparator
- the weedy controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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t0“sugar beet”
e0“increased yield by up to 365% compared with the weedy control”
e1“integrated treatments combining pre-emergence herbicide (700 g L -1 metamitron) with one or two hand hoeings”
Claim · model-written summary
Herbicide-only treatments were less effective than the integrated treatments in sustaining yield and suppressing weeds.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- Herbicide-only treatmentse0
- Outcome
- sustaining yield and suppressing weedse0
- Direction
- less effectivee0
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t0“sugar beet”
e0“Herbicide-only treatments were less effective in sustaining yield and suppressing weeds”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that integrating chemical and mechanical control gives superior and more sustainable weed suppression in sugar beet.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- integrating chemical and mechanical control methodse0
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t0“sugar beet”
e0“integrating chemical and mechanical control methods provides superior and more sustainable weed suppression”
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