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The effect of time of sowing and harvesting on growth, yield and nitrogen fertilizer requirement of sugar beet

I. Yield and nitrogen uptake at harvest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. P. Draycott ,
D. J. Webb  and
E. M. Wright
A. P. Draycott
Affiliation:
Broom's Barn Experimental Station, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
D. J. Webb
Affiliation:
Broom's Barn Experimental Station, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
E. M. Wright
Affiliation:
Broom's Barn Experimental Station, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Summary

Four field experiments (1968–71) investigated the effect of changing the length of the growing period on the nitrogen fertilizer requirement of sugar beet. The crop was sown on three occasions (March–May), harvested on three occasions (September–December) and given four amounts of fertilizer (0–225 kg N/ha). Plant samples were analysed at several stages of growth (1969–71) in an attempt to predict the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed for maximum sugar yield and also at the end of the season to determine the nitrogen uptake. Increasing the length of the growing period increased sugar yield greatly but the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed for maximum sugar yield was unchanged. The crop given the largest dressing of nitrogen and with the longest growing period contained most total nitrogen, but in every experiment, giving more than 75 kg N/ha neither increased nor decreased the sugar yield significantly. As a result of the small variations in nitrogen requirement, the plant analyses during the growing season were of little value in predicting the needs of the crop.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 267 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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