Variety traits
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group
A genetic characteristic of ploidy level that determines the productivity of sugar beet. Triploid hybrids are of greatest industrial importance, as they possess increased sugar yield and productivity due to the heterosis effect.
In the reference 465 varieties crop Sugar beet, where this is mentioned in the description.
For sugar beet, diploid (2n = 18), tetraploid (4n = 36), and triploid (3n = 27) forms are distinguished. Diploids correspond to the natural chromosome set, tetraploids are obtained artificially, and triploids arise from crossing tetraploid and diploid plants.
Triploid hybrids are the most sought-after in production, as they combine optimal root growth with high sucrose accumulation. They are genetically unstable during reproduction, so seeds of such hybrids are produced annually according to specific crossing schemes.
Ploidy control in breeding is carried out, among other methods, by counting the number of chloroplasts in stomatal guard cells. In agronomy, the choice of a specific hybrid type is based on the genetic potential established by the variety originator through the ploidy level.
General information about the subject — on the page Ploidy.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SAS Maison Fernand Lepeuple (FR)
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Syngenta Seeds
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Dietrich Hauer, Rudolf Jansen, Wolfgang Mechelke,
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
DANISCO SEED| Maribo Seed GmbH
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS Saat AG, DE
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Karine Bounan-Henry
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Werner Beyer, Dietrich Hauer, Wolfgang Mechelke,
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Ann-Katrin Muennekhoff, Dietrich Hauer
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Betaseed
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Margaret Rekoske
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
DLF Beet Seed APS
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SESVANDERHAVE, N.V./S.A.
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS Saat AG, DE
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SESVANDERHAVE, N.V./S.A.
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A.
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS Saat AG, DE
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS Saat AG, DE
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA