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Microwatersheds and Ground Color for Sugarbeet Production 1
Author(s) -
Fairbourn Merle L.,
Kemper W. D.
Publication year - 1971
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/agronj1971.00021962006300010031x
Subject(s) - irrigation , yield (engineering) , agronomy , sugar , environmental science , white (mutation) , mathematics , chemistry , biology , physics , food science , biochemistry , gene , thermodynamics
Sugarbeets were produced without irrigation on microwatersheds. Treatments for the experiment included both waterproofed and non‐waterproofed microwatersheds in combinations with black, white, and bare soil surfaces. Yields were quite consistent on waterproofed microwatersheds. Sugar yield was 30% greater with white surfaces than with black surfaces. Soil temperature seems to be the main factor influencing this yield difference in sugarbeets. The microwatershed system can be used to produce sugarbeets if demand for sugar justifies.