Closed: Beet plant spatial layout -equidistant plant spacing
Work done in the 1900s (SBREC) demonstrated that drilling beet on a 30x30cm grid delivered increased sugar yields of 4-5%. The challenge of precision drilling beet in an equidistant pattern and harvesting the crop effectively prevented this work from progressing.
28 Feb 2013
Closed: Minimisation of sugar yield due to frost
Freezing temperatures can damage sugar beet roots, often leading to losses in sugar and causing problems during processing.
25 Apr 2012
Closed: Innovative strategies to control and monitor sugar beet pests and diseases
This project integrates closely with existing BBRO and BBSRC LINK- supported projects on disease resistance, foliar disease control and nematode dynamics.
20 Apr 2011
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