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Sugar Beet

Crop Category

Sugar Crops

Applicable Product

Description

Sugar Beet is a temperate crop and is mainly cultivated in cold countries where sugarcane cultivation is not feasible.

Out of the total sugar production in the world, 27% sugar is produced from Sugar Beet.

The major Sugar Beet producing states of India are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Punjab

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Beta
Species: vulgaris

Economically Important Part

Sugar Beet roots are eaten raw as salad.

Juice obtained from the sugar beet fruit

Molasses obtained is used in the alcohol and Brewer’s yeast industry

Conditions for Cultivation

Sugar Beet is a native of temperate climatic regions with moist and mild winters and moderate summer temperature.

It is very sensitive to annual ranges of rainfall which should necessarily be around 60 to 65 cm.

The most suitable geographical conditions for Sugar Beet growing are found where the soil is deep, friable, and well-drained and contains certain proportion of lime in it

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Aphid, Tobacco Caterpillar, Darkling Beetle, Leaf Miners and Flea Beetles
- Major Diseases: Root Rot, Crown Rot, Cercospora Leaf Spot, Scab and Bacterial Blight.
Abiotic Causes:
- Leaf Scorch
- Hail Damage
- Freeze Damage
- Chimera

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Basal fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3 20-25 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (less than 0.5%) and bulk denisty (more than 1.6 g / cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
3-4 weeks after transplanting	Mycoxol4G	500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than / equal to 7.5) and available P (more than / equal to 15 kg / ha) Combination of Mycoxol 4G (500g / hectare) and Alpha Shield (1000g / hectare), if soil pH (more than 7.5) and available P (less than 15 kg / ha)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases. Improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Vegetative stage	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar / Fertigation	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative stage	Silixol OSA	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar / Fertigation	Vigorous leaf development
Root development	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar / Fertigation	Optimizes growth and reduces disease pressure
Root development	Silixol OSA WP	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar / Fertigation	Promotes root development
Root development	Nutrin Combo	650g / hectare / application, if pH (more than 7.5)	Foliar / Fertigation	Fulfills micronutrient requirements

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