Skip to content
agronom.cc cultivar database

Variety traits

Sugar content — fodder beet

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group

The sugar content of fodder beet ranges from 6–9% and serves as an indicator of the feed's energy value rather than a criterion for industrial processing suitability.

In the reference 16 varieties crop Mangelwurzel, where this is mentioned in the description.

Fodder beet is characterized by a sugar content ranging from 6% to 9%. Unlike sugar beet, this indicator is not a key quality criterion during variety trials or industrial harvesting, as the primary goal of cultivating this crop remains obtaining high root mass rather than maximizing sucrose accumulation.

In agronomic practice, sugar in fodder beet is considered a source of easily digestible carbohydrates, which enhances the energy value of the feed and its palatability for livestock. Since the crop is used fresh without industrial sugar extraction, standardized sugar content analysis methods used for sugar beet are not officially regulated for fodder varieties.

General information about the subject — on the page Sugar content.

Sources6

Varieties of Mangelwurzel mentioned in the description

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.

Pajbjerg rex

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

ES
2 records

Blizzard

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
2 records

Oscar

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

NL
2 records

Linova KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
2 records

Gahan

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
2 records

Solid

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
2 records

Acker

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
2 records

Alisha KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
2 records

Puscukriniai baltieji

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
1 record

HVID GIMSING

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

KRISTEN HVIDBERG

DK
1 record

Poly Past

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Cyklop

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

PL
1 record

Geante rose

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
1 record

Gul daeno

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

L. Daehnfeldt A-S, DK

FR
1 record

Fortnox

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

1 record

Viorica KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

1 record

BTS 3715 N

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

1 record

Jemina KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

1 record

MEGGY KWS

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
1 record

Rentabla KWS

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

1 record

LEONY KWS

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

DK
1 record