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Responses of the Sugar Beet to Low Soil Moisture at Two Levels of Nitrogen Nutrition 1
Author(s) -
Loomis R. S.,
Worker G. F.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1963.00021962005500060002x
Subject(s) - sugar beet , sucrose , moisture , agronomy , nitrogen , sugar , yield (engineering) , chemistry , water content , moisture stress , horticulture , biology , food science , materials science , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering
Synopsis Moisture stress reduced vegetative growth and increased sucrose concentration (fresh basis) in the roots of sugar beet plants grown at high and low levels of N nutrition. Beet purity and sucrose yield were increased by N deficiency but not by moisture stress. Effects of the two factors were independent and additive. Changes in sucrose concentration are interpreted on an osmotic basis.