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Germination — Sugar Beet

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group

A key indicator of sugar beet sowing quality that determines potential plant population density and the efficiency of precision seed drills.

In the reference 45 varieties crop Sugar beet, where this is mentioned in the description.

The methodology for determining sugar beet germination is based on laboratory germination of samples, where germination energy is recorded on the 4th day, and final germination on the 10th day. Fruits or seed clusters that have produced at least one seedling without defects in the root system or cotyledons are considered normally germinated.

For high-quality seed material, a germination rate above 90% is considered the target benchmark. Laboratory values are used to calculate the seeding rate, although field germination is almost always 10–15% or more lower than laboratory germination due to the influence of soil moisture, temperature, and the presence of soil crust.

High germination and energy are critical for obtaining uniform emergence, which eliminates the need for manual thinning and reduces the risk of blackleg development during the initial growth period. Thin stands caused by poor seed quality lead to irreparable yield losses.

General information about the subject — on the page Germination capacity.

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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.

Coyote

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE| SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A. Industriepark

BE CZ DE ES HR IT +2
11 records

Bellini

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Maribo Seed International ApS, DK

CZ DE HR RO
6 records

Arigomono

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

D.J.VAN DER HAVE

DK ES FR IT NL
6 records

Degas

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE RESEARCH GMBH and CO KG

DE DK FR SE
6 records

Milord

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils

CZ FR UA
7 records

Camel

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE N.V./S.A. (BE)

ES HR HU
5 records

Monohikari

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Nakajima Atsuyoshi|Hayashi Takamichi|Tsuge Masanori|Tsutsumi Tadahiro|Nagata Nobuhiko|Sekimura Kiyoshi|Hachinohe Michio|TAKEDA TAKEO|Hasegawa Toshiyasu|Tanabe Hideo|Sonoda Tadahiro|Kawakatsu Masao|Mizoguchi Takeru|Masutani Tetsuo

DE HR IT
6 records

Ballade

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

FR. STRUBE SAATZUCHT GMBH&CO.KG

BE DE DK SE
5 records

Jagusia

Application submitted

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Miroslaw Lakomy

LT PL UA
6 records

Landon

Application submitted

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE RESEARCH GMBH and CO KG

DK FR SE
5 records

Janosik

Application submitted

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Sitarski Adam, Krysinski Ryshard, Zajac Elzbieta,

LT PL UA
6 records

Diamenta

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Seeds

FR UA
5 records

Monoricca

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SYNGENTA SEEDS| Syngenta Seeds GmbH

DE ES FR SE
4 records

Toro

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE GMBH&CO.KG

DE ES IT
4 records

Konrad

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Strube Research GmbH&Co KG

HU LT PL
4 records

Gabriela

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

ES FR IT
4 records

BTS Smart 8565

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Betaseed GmbH (DE)

DE FR NL
4 records

BTS 4685 N

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Henning Friehe

CZ DE UA
4 records

Dickens

Application submitted

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE RESEARCH GMBH and CO KG

DE FR
4 records

Calixta

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS Saat AG, DE

ES FR
4 records

BTS 7160

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

CZ DE UA
4 records

Rosagold

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KUHN

ES NL
3 records

BTS 3740

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Betaseed

DE IT
3 records

Twix

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

DLF Beet Seed APS

BE DK
3 records