NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FORKED SUGARBEET ROOTS, THEIR INFLUENCE ON YIELD, AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS AND PHYSICAL SOIL PROPERTIES

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A high percentage of forked sugarbeet roots is generally considered by farmers to indicate a poor soil structure. In Belgium this observation has been confirmed repeatedly, e.g., in studying soil capability classes for crops (Scheys 1950), soil structure deterioration (Simon 1952; De Leenheer 1958), influence of tillage on the growth of sugarbeet (Grégoire and Loumaye 1952), and so on. Similar observations have also been made in other contries (Hudig 1949; Pendleton 1950; Jorritsma 1952; Frese et al. 1955; Scott and Erickson 1964). In this paper the authors examine the extent to which this view is justified on the basis of 4 years of investigations. A high percentage of forked sugarbeet roots is generally considered by farmers to indicate a poor soil structure. In Belgium this observation has been confirmed repeatedly, e.g., in studying soil capability classes for crops (Scheys 1950), soil structure deterioration (Simon 1952; De Leenheer 1958), influence of tillage on the growth of sugarbeet (Grégoire and Loumaye 1952), and so on. Similar observations have also been made in other contries (Hudig 1949; Pendleton 1950; Jorritsma 1952; Frese et al. 1955; Scott and Erickson 1964). In this paper the authors examine the extent to which this view is justified on the basis of 4 years of investigations. © Williams & Wilkins 1973. All Rights Reserved.

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