In a 3-year experiment (2002-2004), five N rates (0, 60, 120, 180, 240 kg N ha-1) were applied to sugar beets arranged in a Randomized Complete Block design with six replications. Experimentation took place under the semi-arid, irrigated conditions of central Greece. The aim of this work was to study the late season response of sugar beet crop to N fertilization as assessed by non-destructive m...

Invertase inhibitors have been isolated and partially purified from red beets, sugar beets, and sweet potatoes. These inhibitors are thermolabile proteins with molecular weights of 18,000 to 23,000. They do not inhibit yeast and Neurospora invertases, but they are reactive with potato tuber invertase and other plant invertases with pH optima near 4.5. There are differences in reactivity of the ...

Research and Marketing Act funds have been allotted to the Western Regional Research Laboratory for work on the technology of sugar beets. Liaison between the Laboratory and industry has been established through the Committee on processing problems, appointed by the industry. This committe has met at the Laboratory to discuss subjects meriting investigation and has proposed four problems: (1) s...

determination of an optimum sample size for the evaluation of sugar beet quality is of vital importance. a desirable sugar beet sample could represent confidently the sugar content and quality of delivered beets to the sugar factories. this experiment was carried out at research station of kamalshahr, karadj, iran. the experimental field was about 2000 m2 with the distance between rows and plan...

Beta vulgaris L. (sugar beet, table beet, mangel) is subject to a disease known as blackroot. Buchholtz and Meredith (1944:488) refer to the condition as tiprot, and earlier, Murphy (1927) called it rootburn of beets. Both Byford and Prince (1976) and W. C. Moore (1959) discussed the disease as “black leg.” In 1949(b) Ernould demonstrated that blackroot was not the same pathological condition a...