Abstract
In order to evaluate the effects of methanol on sugar beet quality and yield, a field study was conducted at Research Station of Islamic Azad University of Karaj, Iran, during 2008-2009. Aqueous methanol solutions with 0 (control), 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35% (v/v) concentrations were sprayed on foliage parts of sugar beet three times during growth season with two week intervals. The first foliar application was done at 80 days after planting. After 190 days, plants were harvested, and the fresh weight of root and leaf, sugar, and white sugar yields, the relative content of molasses, sugar and white sugar, and the content of Na, K, and N in roots were measured. Results indicated that there was a significant difference (p<0.01) between control plants and plants with methanol treatment in the fresh weight of root, leaf, sugar, and white sugar. Foliar application of 21% methanol solution increased root and leaf fresh weights and sugar yield. The plants with 14% (v/v) methanol application had the maximum white sugar yield (9.28 ton/h). The other parameters were not affected by methanol application. This study indicates that foliar application of 14-21% (v/v) methanol increase sugar yield of sugar beets.
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Claim · model-written summary
Foliar application of 21% methanol increased root and leaf fresh weights of sugar beet.
- Taxon
- sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0 - Treatment
- Foliar application of 21% methanol solutione1
- Outcome
- root and leaf fresh weightse1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Setting
- Karaj, Irane0
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e1“Foliar application of 21% methanol solution increased root and leaf fresh weights and sugar yield”
e0“a field study was conducted at Research Station of Islamic Azad University of Karaj, Iran”
t0“Effects of methanol on sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar application of 21% methanol increased sugar yield of sugar beet.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of 21% methanol solutione1
- Outcome
- sugar yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Setting
- Karaj, Irane0
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Verbatim
e1“Foliar application of 21% methanol solution increased root and leaf fresh weights and sugar yield”
e0“a field study was conducted at Research Station of Islamic Azad University of Karaj, Iran”
t0“Effects of methanol on sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar application of 14% methanol gave the maximum white sugar yield of sugar beet, 9.28 ton/h.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- 14% (v/v) methanol applicatione2
- Outcome
- white sugar yielde2
- Direction
- maximume2
- Value
- 9.28 ton/he2
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e2“The plants with 14% (v/v) methanol application had the maximum white sugar yield (9.28 ton/h)”
t0“Effects of methanol on sugar beet”
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Methanol application did not affect the other measured parameters of sugar beet.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- methanol applicatione3
- Outcome
- other parameterse3
- Direction
- not affectede3
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Verbatim
e3“The other parameters were not affected by methanol application”
t0“Effects of methanol on sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Methanol treatment significantly differed from the control in fresh weight of root, leaf, sugar and white sugar of sugar beet.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- methanol treatmente4
- Outcome
- fresh weight of root, leaf, sugar, and white sugare4
- Value
- p<0.01e4
- Comparator
- control plantse4
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e4“there was a significant difference (p<0.01) between control plants and plants with methanol treatment in the fresh weight of root, leaf, sugar, and white sugar”
t0“Effects of methanol on sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar application of 14-21% methanol is recommended to increase sugar yield of sugar beet.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- foliar application of 14-21% (v/v) methanole5
- Outcome
- sugar yielde5
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Verbatim
e5“This study indicates that foliar application of 14-21% (v/v) methanol increase sugar yield of sugar beets”
t0“Effects of methanol on sugar beet”
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