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Evaluation of Various Organic Amendment Sources to Improve the Root Yield and Sugar Contents of Sugar Beet Genotypes ( Beta vulgaris L.) under Arid Environments

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  • Muhammad Ijaz

    (College of Agriculture, University of Layyah, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
    Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan)

  • Sami Ul-Allah

    (College of Agriculture, University of Layyah, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
    Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan)

  • Abdul Sattar

    (College of Agriculture, University of Layyah, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
    Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan)

  • Ahmad Sher

    (College of Agriculture, University of Layyah, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
    Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan)

  • Ijaz Hussain

    (College of Agriculture, University of Layyah, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
    Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan 66000, Pakistan)

  • Ahmad Nawaz

    (Center for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI), Central and West Asia (CWA), Satellite Town, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan)

Abstract

Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L.) is a sucrose-rich tap root crop, with its fresh root containing up to 20% sucrose contents. Natural organic fertilizers can be a good alternative to synthetic fertilizers. For this purpose, an experiment was conducted for the optimization of different organic amendments i.e., farmyard manure, poultry manure, compost, and biochar. After the optimization experiment, pre-optimized doses of different organic amendments (farmyard manure, 40 t ha −1 ; poultry manure, 20 t ha −1 ; compost, 40 t ha −1 ; and biochar, 20 t ha −1 ) were evaluated for the production and root quality of two diverse sugar beet genotypes. The experiment was repeated over time (2019 and 2020) at four locations (BZU Research Farm Layyah, Farmer Field Layyah, Farmer Field Bhakkar-A and Farmer Field Bhakkar-B). Among different organic amendments, the use of an optimized rate of poultry manure (20 t ha −1 ) was the most useful for improvement in root yield, sugar yield and sugar quality. Improvement in root yield was attributed to better leaf growth and root yield which resulted eventually in higher reserve accumulation in roots. The performance of genotype ‘California’ was superior to the genotype ‘Serenada’. In conclusion, growing of genotype ‘California’ in sandy loam soils with poultry manure application (20 t ha −1 ) might be a pragmatic option to improve the sugar beet yield and sugar recovery.

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  • Muhammad Ijaz & Sami Ul-Allah & Abdul Sattar & Ahmad Sher & Ijaz Hussain & Ahmad Nawaz, 2023. "Evaluation of Various Organic Amendment Sources to Improve the Root Yield and Sugar Contents of Sugar Beet Genotypes ( Beta vulgaris L.) under Arid Environments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-19, February.
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    1. Sofia Hadir & Thomas Gaiser & Hubert Hüging & Miriam Athmann & Daniel Pfarr & Roman Kemper & Frank Ewert & Sabine Seidel, 2020. "Sugar Beet Shoot and Root Phenotypic Plasticity to Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium and Lime Omission," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-20, December.
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