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Impact of gibberellic acid on yield and quality of some sugar beet varieties

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Breeding and production of sugar crops

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in Hafir Shehab El-Din (Dakhalia Governorate), Egypt (latitude of 31.5 N, and longitude of 30.32 E), and elevation of 15 m above sea level) during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 growing seasons, to study the impact of gibberellic acid on the yield and quality of some sugar beet varieties. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) using strip-plot arrangement with four replication was used in both growing seasons, where four gibberellic acid concentrations (control= distilled water, 100 ppm, 200 ppm and 300 ppm) occupied the main plots, while the four multi-germ and mono-germ sugar beet varieties namely, Belatos, Hercule, Helsinki and Bersea, allocated in the sub-plots. The plot area was 21 m2 (1/200 fed.) and consisted of 6 ridges, 7 m length, 0.5 m width and 0.20 m spacing between hills. Seeds were sown in the first week of October, as well as sugar beet was harvested at the age of 210 days. The soil of the experimental site was clay. All studied traits (root fresh weight, sucrose%, root yield and yield/fed.) were highly significantly affected by the two studied factors (gibberellic acid concentrations and sugar beet varieties) in both growing seasons. All studied traits were increased by increasing gibberellic acid concentration and the highest mean values were obtained by 300 ppm gibberellic acid treatment, in both growing seasons, except sucrose % was superior with 200 ppm treatment in the second growing season. The Bersea variety realized the maximum mean values for root fresh weight (kg/plant) and root yield (ton/fed.) in both growing seasons, combined with sucrose% and sugar yield (ton/fed.) in the first growing season only. In contrast, Helsinki and Hercule varieties recorded the maximum values for the sucrose% and sugar yield in the second growing season. Bersea variety and sprayed with 300 ppm gibberellic acid treatment recorded the maximum mean values for fresh root weight (kg/plant) and root yield (ton/fed) in both growing seasons. Moreover, either Helsinki variety with 200 ppm or the Hercule variety with 300 ppm treatments realized the highest mean values for sugar% and sugar yield (ton/fed.) in the second growing season only.

DOI

10.21608/esugj.2023.158656.1019

Keywords

Beta vulgaris, Plant growth regulators, Root yield, sugar yield

Authors

First Name

El-Mahdy

Last Name

Teama

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

elmahdytoiema@gmail.com

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First Name

Ragab

Last Name

Dawood

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

ragabadawood@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mustafa

Last Name

Farag

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Sugar Crops Council, Egypt

Email

profmfarag@hotmail.com

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First Name

Tawfiq

Last Name

Muhammed

MiddleName

N.

Affiliation

Dakahlia sugar & Refining Company, Egypt

Email

tawfik_elkamash@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Lashin

MiddleName

A.M.

Affiliation

Dakahlia sugar & Refining Company, Egypt

Email

m.a.lasheen1972@gmail.com

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Volume

20

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0

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39526

Issue Date

2023-06-01

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2022-12-27

Publish Date

2023-06-01

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1

Page End

7

Print ISSN

2636-2694

Online ISSN

2636-283X

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/article_284518.html

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Original Research Articles.

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2,178

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Sugar Journal

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of gibberellic acid on yield and quality of some sugar beet varieties

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28 Dec 2024