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Plant Density and Yield of Sugar Beets in an Arid Environment 1
Author(s) -
Robinson Frank E.,
Worker George F.
Publication year - 1969
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/agronj1969.00021962006100030032x
Subject(s) - hectare , arid , yield (engineering) , sugar , agronomy , plant density , irrigation , population , population density , sucrose , biology , mathematics , environmental science , agriculture , sowing , ecology , biochemistry , materials science , demography , sociology , metallurgy
Sugar beets were grown in an arid area under sprinkler irrigation. Populations of 27,000, 108,000, 430,000, and 1,722,000 plants per hectare were obtained with a square grid placement of seed. A mathematical function sucrose yield and plant population density showed the maximum yield at approximately 100,000 plants per hectare.