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Variety traits

Sugar Content — Sugar Beet

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group

Sugar content refers to the percentage of sucrose in root crops, which determines their technological quality and sugar yield during processing.

In the reference 964 varieties crop Sugar beet, where this is mentioned in the description.

To evaluate raw material quality, the polarimetric digestion method is used, based on measuring the rotation angle of the plane of polarized light, along with the refractometric method, which measures dry matter content on the Brix scale. The basic requirement for raw materials received at factories is a sucrose content of at least 16%.

Depending on their sugar accumulation potential, hybrids are categorized into E, N, Z types and their intermediate variants, with ZZ being the most sugar-rich. Optimal harvest dates are determined by the point of technical maturity, when sugar accumulation reaches its peak.

The sugar content index is negatively affected by excessive nitrogen fertilization and unfavorable weather conditions. Optimizing phosphorus and potassium nutrition has a positive effect on the stabilization and growth of this indicator, while on alkaline soils, sodium can partially substitute for potassium.

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

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Varieties of Sugar beet 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.

Dorhill

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

NOVARTIS SEEDS

IT
2 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

FR
2 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A.

IT
2 records

Odetta

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS Saat AG, DE

FR
2 records

Bagrim

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Gregor Schoess

DE UA
3 records

Majesta KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE LT
2 records

Volcan

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE, N.V./S.A.

ES
2 records

Pandora

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Breeding Division of Hellenic Sugar Industry

GR
2 records

Galion

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

MariboHilleshög ApS,DK

FR
4 records

Glycine

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE NV-SA, BE

FR
2 records

Encarta

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Seeds

FR
2 records

0K059

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

ES IT
2 records

Garantia KWS

Application submitted

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Werner Beyer, Dietrich Hauer, Wolfgang Mechelke,

DE UA
3 records

Moringa

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A.

PL
2 records

Kaweprecopoly

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

ES
2 records

Marischka KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Rudolf Jansen, Dietrich Hauer, Wolfgang Mechelke,

DE UA
2 records

Monauta

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

ICI SEEDS-SES N.V./S.A.

ES
2 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils

BE
2 records

Hedma KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS Saat AG, DE

FR
2 records

Sokrates

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Strube Research GmbH&Co KG

PL
2 records

H46705

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

VANDERHAVE SUGAR BEET B.V

ES FR
2 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DE
2 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Florimond Desprez

IT
2 records

Kazuar

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A.

PL
2 records

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