The Timing of Sugar Beet Harvesting Significantly Influences Roots Yield and Quality Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Site and Weather Data
2.2. Experimental Design and Agronomic Operations
2.3. Sample Collection and Laboratory Analyses
2.3.1. Sucrose Determination
2.3.2. Determination of Melassogenic Elements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Weather Condition
3.2. Root Yield
3.3. Sucrose Content
3.4. Potassium Content
3.5. Sodium Content
3.6. Content of α-Amino Nitrogen
3.7. Correlations Among Yield and Quality Traits
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Harvest Date | 2020 | 2021 | ||||
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I | II | III | I | II | III | |
Y × S | ns. | 0.4286 | ns. | ns. | ns. | ns. |
Y × K | 0.3662 | 0.4648 | ns. | 0.5041 | ns. | ns. |
Y × Na | ns. | −0.4457 | −0.5270 | ns. | ns. | ns. |
Y × αN | ns. | ns. | ns. | ns. | ns. | ns. |
S × K | ns. | ns. | −0.3833 | −0.5845 | −0.7283 | −0.8294 |
S × Na | −0.5289 | −0.6068 | −0.4975 | −0.4878 | ns. | −0.4679 |
S × αN | ns. | ns. | −0.4449 | ns. | ns. | ns. |
K × Na | ns. | −0.3528 | ns. | 0.6288 | 0.6044 | 0.5401 |
K × αN | 0.6965 | 0.8361 | 0.7916 | ns. | ns. | ns. |
Na × αN | ns. | ns. | ns. | ns. | ns. | −0.6878 |
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Nowicki, R.; Wilczewski, E.; Kłosowski, M. The Timing of Sugar Beet Harvesting Significantly Influences Roots Yield and Quality Characteristics. Agronomy 2025, 15, 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15030704
Nowicki R, Wilczewski E, Kłosowski M. The Timing of Sugar Beet Harvesting Significantly Influences Roots Yield and Quality Characteristics. Agronomy. 2025; 15(3):704. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15030704
Chicago/Turabian StyleNowicki, Radosław, Edward Wilczewski, and Michał Kłosowski. 2025. "The Timing of Sugar Beet Harvesting Significantly Influences Roots Yield and Quality Characteristics" Agronomy 15, no. 3: 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15030704
APA StyleNowicki, R., Wilczewski, E., & Kłosowski, M. (2025). The Timing of Sugar Beet Harvesting Significantly Influences Roots Yield and Quality Characteristics. Agronomy, 15(3), 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15030704