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Variety traits

Plant height — Sugar beet

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group

This trait is not a standardized parameter of varietal value and does not have a direct correlation with root crop yield. In breeding trials, the height of the leaf rosette is more often assessed as an indicator of the growth intensity of the photosynthetic apparatus.

In the reference 154 varieties crop Sugar beet, where this is mentioned in the description.

For sugar beet, plant height is not included in the list of mandatory indicators for state variety testing. For research purposes, the height of the leafy portion is measured — the distance from the soil to the apical bud or the attachment points of the petioles, which serves as supplementary biometric data on growth intensity.

No direct relationship between the height of the above-ground mass and root productivity has been established; excessive top growth is considered an undesirable trait. Plant height acquires practical significance only in the second year of vegetation during the formation of flowering stems, which can reach 150 cm or more.

General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.

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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.

Polyx 2

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Societe Europeenne de Semences NV/SA (BE)

BE ES FR
4 records

Libero

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE GmbH&Co.KG, DE

HR HU RO SI UA
9 records

Baltika

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Niels H. Gram

CZ DE ES HU NL PL +1
10 records

Fiorenza KWS

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

CZ FR HR HU IT LT
8 records

Eldorado

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Vanderhave Sugar Beet Seed B.V. (NL)

HR LT PL UA
8 records

Cordelia

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DK EE FR NL PL
7 records

Steffka KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS, D

DE HR HU PL
6 records

ST Congo

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE D and S GMBH

DE FR SE
6 records

Diadem

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

FR. STRUBE SAATZUCHT GMBH&CO.KG

CZ DE DK FR PL
8 records

Boogie

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Maribo Seed International ApS

BE DK ES FR
8 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS, D

DE HR HU IT
6 records

Belmonte

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Maribo Seed International ApS

BE DK FR LT SE
6 records

Toscana

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Danisco Seed (AT)

CZ ES HU SI
5 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DE DK SE
5 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS Saat SE, Einbeck DE

DE ES HR HU
5 records

Pursan

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Societe Europeenne de Semences NV/SA (BE)

BE ES FR NL
5 records

Miami

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

MARIBO SEED INTERN. APS

FR GR SE
5 records

Flavia

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

ES GR IT NL
5 records

Cresus

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE ET FILS

ES FR GR IT
5 records

Cermo

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

STRUBE HERMANN| Dr. Hermann Strube

DE GR HR IT
6 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Henning Friehe

CZ DE PL UA
6 records

Bigben

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Danisco Sugar A/S

DK LT NL SE
5 records

Belvista

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

MariboHilleshög ApS

CZ DK LT SE
5 records

Aragon

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

MariboHilleshög ApS

DK LT PL SE
5 records