Effect Concentration and Spraying Time of Boron on Yield and Quality Traits of Sugar Beet Grown in Newly Reclaimed Soil Conditions
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Experimental work was done in Al-Wady El-Assiuty, Expt. Farm of AssiutUniversity, Assiut, Egypt during 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons to investigatethe effect of boron concentration (zero, 50 and 100 ppm) and different applicationtime (35, 70 and 105 days after planting, DAP) on yield and quality traits ofsugar beet plant grown in newly reclaimed soil conditions. Randomized completeblock design (RCBD) using split-plot with three replications was used. The obtainedresults revealed that:-Yield and quality traits of sugar beet i.e., top and root fresh and dryweights, sucrose %, sugar recovery % and K concentration in root were significantlyincreased by high boron concentration compared with control in both seasons.-Boron spraying time had a significantly positive effect on yield and qualitytraits of sugar beet, however it's had any considerable effect on tops dry weight(ton fed.-1), sugar loss %, sugar loss yield (ton fed.-1) and some impurities componentsconcentration in both seasons.-There were significantly effects due to the interaction between concentrationand spray time of boron on yield and quality traits of sugar beet crop exceptfor sugar loss %, sugar loss yield (ton fed.-1), α-amino-N and Na concentration ofroot in both seasons.It could be concluded that the highest sugar yield and the best technologicalquality of sugar beet were obtaining by using 100 ppm boron concentration andspraying after 70 days after planting under newly reclaimed soil conditions
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4236654633