Sugar beet

Yara's crop nutrition programmes for sugar beet can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of all beet crops.

The two key components of sugar beet yield are the weight of sugar beet roots and the % sugar content of them.

When growing sugar beet the target is to produce pure crystalline sugar as efficiently as possible.

Sugar beet quality is increased by increasing the concentration of sucrose reducing the concentration of impurities such as amino acids, potassium and sodium.

The aim of any grower is a high yielding crop, that produces a maximum amount of sugar per hectare with an acceptable quality of sugar juice.

Sugar beet breeding began in 1786.

Sugar beet high nutrient demand begins approximately 1-1,5 month after planting.

Find out which nutrients are most important at different growth stages.

Sugar beet has two years of development from germination to seed set.

In 2011 5,069,362 hectares was grown across the world, with the largest area grown in the Russian Federation.

Sucrose from sugar beets is the principal use.

A balanced crop nutrition programme will help to ensure healthier sugar beet crops.

Magnesium is an important component of chlorophyll and is therefore vital for maximum photosynthetic activity which drives yield development.

During root expansion and growth, rapid cell division occurs which demands large amounts of boron.

Nitrogen is the nutrient with the greatest influence on crop yield.

Phosphorus is a component of nucleic acids and lipids and is important in the production and transport of sugars, fat and protein during sugar beet production.

Potassium and sodium both have similar effects on the growth, development, and productivity of sugar beet.