Abstract
For sugar and fodder beet crops grown over three years, root dry matter yields ranged from 0.9 to 16.9 t/ha and sugar yields were up to 14.1 t/ha. The major problems were with seedling establishment and subsequent weed control. The establishment problem was partially overcome by sowing more seed but there are unanswered questions on the role of soil fungi and nematodes. A range of herbicide treatments were studied and recommendations are given. These are · largely based on cycloate pre-emergence followed by several alternative herbicides post-emergence. One treatment, an ethofumesate/metamitron mixture gave good control with a single post-emergence application. There was little variation among sugar beet varieties, though Monoire had slightly greater yields in two years. Sowing dates around mid-October are preferred as soil temperatures earlier are too low to allow rapid germination. Practical and local aspects of establishing a beet/ethanol industry are discussed. Additional
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Claim · model-written summary
Root dry matter yields of sugar and fodder beet over three years ranged from 0.9 to 16.9 t/ha.
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e1“For sugar and fodder beet crops grown over three years, root dry matter yields ranged from 0.9 to 16.9 t/ha”
Claim · model-written summary
Sugar yields of sugar and fodder beet were up to 14.1 t/ha.
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e1“For sugar and fodder beet crops grown over three years”
e2“sugar yields were up to 14.1 t/ha”
Claim · model-written summary
The major problems in the beet crops were seedling establishment and subsequent weed control.
- Taxon
- Sugar beet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0 - Outcome
- seedling establishment and subsequent weed controle1
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e1“The major problems were with seedling establishment and subsequent weed control”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
The establishment problem was partially overcome by sowing more seed.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- sowing more seede1
- Outcome
- establishment probleme1
- Direction
- partially overcomee1
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e1“The establishment problem was partially overcome by sowing more seed”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
Herbicide recommendations are largely based on cycloate pre-emergence followed by several alternative herbicides post-emergence.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- cycloate pre-emergence followed by several alternative herbicides post-emergencee1
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e1“largely based on cycloate pre-emergence followed by several alternative herbicides post-emergence”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
An ethofumesate/metamitron mixture gave good control with a single post-emergence application.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Treatment
- ethofumesate/metamitron mixturee1
- Outcome
- good controle1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e1“an ethofumesate/metamitron mixture gave good control with a single post-emergence application”
t0“Sugar beet”
Claim · model-written summary
There was little variation among sugar beet varieties.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise1
- Outcome
- variation among sugar beet varietiese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e1“There was little variation among sugar beet varieties, though Monoire had slightly greater yields in two years”
Claim · model-written summary
Variety Monoire had slightly greater yields in two years.
- Taxon
- sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise1
- Material
- Monoiree1
- Outcome
- yieldse1
- Direction
- greatere1
- Qualifier
- in two yearse1
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e1“There was little variation among sugar beet varieties, though Monoire had slightly greater yields in two years”
Claim · model-written summary
Sowing dates around mid-October are preferred because earlier soil temperatures are too low for rapid germination.
- Taxon
- Sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
- Outcome
- Sowing dates around mid-Octobere1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e1“Sowing dates around mid-October are preferred as soil temperatures earlier are too low to allow rapid germination”
t0“Sugar beet”
The same questions in other papers
metamitron · control · Beta vulgaris (beet)Positive and negative results
1 in the opposite direction
- negative
ethofumesate · control · Beta vulgaris (beet)Positive and negative results
1 paper in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction
- negative
- positive
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