IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN AND MICROELEMENTS FOR SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN SANDY SOILS
Badr, A. (2016). IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN AND MICROELEMENTS FOR SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN SANDY SOILS. EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), 283-288. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2016.45341
A. I. Badr. "IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN AND MICROELEMENTS FOR SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN SANDY SOILS". EKB Journal Management System, 7, 2, 2016, 283-288. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2016.45341
Badr, A. (2016). 'IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN AND MICROELEMENTS FOR SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN SANDY SOILS', EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), pp. 283-288. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2016.45341
Badr, A. IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN AND MICROELEMENTS FOR SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN SANDY SOILS. EKB Journal Management System, 2016; 7(2): 283-288. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2016.45341

IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN AND MICROELEMENTS FOR SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN SANDY SOILS

Journal of Plant Production
Article 20, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2016, Page 283-288  XML PDF (428.33 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2016.45341
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A. I. Badr*
Agron. Dept., Sugar Crops Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Two field experiments were carried out in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons at Al-Hossein Agricultural Society Farm at 64 km, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Giza Governorate, Egypt (latitude of 31.140 N and longitude of 31.390 E) to find out the effect of nitrogen and some microelements fertilization on yield and quality of sugar beet variety (Pleno) in a sandy soil. The present work included twelve treatments, which were the combinations of three N levels (70, 90 and 110 kg N/fed) and four levels of microelements (control, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 l/fed) of Cetreen including chelated  Fe, Zn and Mn. A strip plots design with three replications was used in this work. Results indicated that applying 110 kg N/fed resulted in the highest values of fresh and dry root and top yields/fed, in the 2nd season. There were insignificant differences among N levels in their effect on fresh root yield/fed in the 1st season. Moreover, results showed that adding 70 kg N/fed produced the maximum sucrose%, extractable white sugar%, purity% in both seasons. Sugar yield/fed was significantly increased by increasing nitrogen level up to 90 kg N/fed in both seasons. Foliar applications with 2 and/or 2.5 l Cetreen/fed significantly increased root, top and recoverable sugar yield/fed and improved sucrose% and purity% in both seasons.
In general, it can be concluded that applying 90 kg N/fed with the addition of 2.0 l Citreen/fed can be recommended to produce the highest yield and quality of sugar beet under the environmental conditions of sandy soils.
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