SUGAR BEET

Beta vulgaris L.

FAMILY: CHENOPODIACEAE

URDU: CHAKANDAR

SUGAR BEET

SUGAR BEET

BIENNIAL

LONG DAY

DICOT

EPIGEAL

CROSS POLLINATION

TOP COUNTRIES

COUNTRY PRODUCTION (T)

FRANCE 31,874,800

USA 29,060,800

GERMANY 23,858,400

RUSSIAN FED. 22,255,900

TURKEY 17,942,100

PRODUCTION

PAKISTAN 2010

Area 1300 ha

Production 53,336 tones

yield 41.03 t ha-1

Not in 25 top beet producers

IMPORTANCE

SUGAR EXTRACTION

SALLAD

TOP/LEAVES AS FODDER

CLIMATE

OPT. TEMP. 20-24 °C

RESISTANT TO COLD SEASON

WITHSTAND DROUGHT & SALINITY

TEMPERATE REGION

SOIL

WELL DRAINED

FERTILE

CLAY LOAM TO SILT

ROOT DEVELOPMENT

ROOT/TUBER CROP

170-200 cm DEEP

SMALL HAIRS FROM TUBER

LEAF

COMPOUND BROAD LEAVED

SOFT EARLIER

THICK & ROUGH LATER

LIKE SPINACH

INFLORESCENCE

LIKE SPINACH

2nd GROWTH SEASON

GREEN EARLIER

SILVER TO WHITE

LATER

PRIMARY TILLAGE

3-4 PLOUGHING

BREAKAGE OF HARD PAN

1-2 PLANKINGS

LAND LEVELLING

SEED BED PREPARATION

1 PLOUGHING

1 PLANKING

RIDGE SOWING

DRY CONDITONS

SOWING

SOWING TIME

MID SEP. – MID OCT.

PLANTING GEOMETRY

R-R = 50cm

P- P = 20cm

SOWING DEPTH

1.5 – 2 CM

SEED RATE

5-6 Kg ha-1

100,000 to 110,000 Plants ha-1

THINNING

IMP. TO GET SINGLE SEEDLINGS

90 100 - (NPK) Kg ha-1

20-30 CARTLOAD OF FYM

FERTILIZER

IRRIGATION

4-5 IRRIGATIONS

1st IRRIGATION AT

SOWING

WEEDS

Cultural control

Chemical control

HARVESTING

MARCH APRIL

TOPPING

HARVESTING

50-60 t ha-1

VARIETIES

KAWE TERMA

KAWE MIRA

KWS PAK 691

KSW PAK 595