EFFECT OF MINERAL AND BIO-FERTILIZATION ON YIELD, YIELD COMPONENTS AND QUALITY TRAITS OF SUGAR BEET PLANTS

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

1 Agricultural Research at Delta Sugar Company, El-Hamol, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.

2 Sugar Crops Research Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Cairo, Egypt.

3 Agronomy Department, Mansoura Univ., Mansoura, Egypt.

4 Agronomy Department, Assiut Univ., Assiut, Egypt.

Abstract

Two field experiments were carried out at the Agricultural
Research Farm of Delta Sugar Company at El-Hamol, Kafr El-Sheikh
Governorate during two winter seasons of 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
to study the effect of mineral and bio-fertilization on yield and its
components and quality of sugar beet plants. A split plot in stripe
design with four replications was used, where nitrogen fertilizer
treatments were occupied in the main plots and the bio-fertilizer (soil
or spray) treatments were distributed in the sub-units (in the
horizontal strips). The results could be summarized as follows:
- Increasing nitrogen fertilizer significantly increased the yield and its
components traits, while the quality traits were decreased.
- The highest values for yield and its components traits were found
either with yeast treatment or by using the mixture of macro &
micro spray treatment with amino acid treatment in the first or in
the second season.
- The highest values of sugar beet quality traits were recorded by
humic acid or by the effective microorganism treatment.
- Generally, the significant highest values of yield and its components
traits either by using yeast treatment or by using the mixture of
macro & micro treatment with amino acid treatment together with
120 kg N/fed. While the quality traits had the highest values by
using the mixture of macro & micro treatment with amino acid
treatment or by using the yeast treatment under 80 kg N/fed.
treatment.

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Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development
Volume 26, Issue 1
January 2012
Pages 15-25

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