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Nutrients for sugar beet production : soil-plant relationships / A. Philip Draycott and Donald R. Christenson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Draycott, A. Philip (Arthur Philip)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sugar beet--Fertilizers.
- Sugar beet.
- Plant-soil relationships.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- After a summary of world sugar beet production, this text describes the plant's need for each nutrient and their effects on growth, yield and crop quality. The soil's supply of nutrients is examined as the basis for use of mineral fertilizers, organic manures and foliar applications.
- Contents:
- Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Nitrogen; 3 Phosphorus and Sulphur; 4 Potassium and Sodium; 5 Calcium and Magnesium; 6 Micronutrients or Trace Elements; 7 Nutrient Deficiencies; 8 Organic Manures, Green Manuring and Organic Production; 9 Nutrient Reserves and Crop Rotations; 10 Soil Physical Conditions; 11 Time, Form and Method of Fertilizer Application; 12 Interactions between Nutrients, Water Supply, Pests and Diseases and Agronomic Practices; 13 Sugar Beet Quality; 14 Nutrient Requirements of Fodder Beet and of the Beet Seed Crop; References
- GlossaryAppendix A Phosphorus and Potassium in Crop Material; Appendix B Conversion Factors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-232).
- ISBN:
- 1-280-83362-9
- 9786610833627
- 0-85199-843-7
- OCLC:
- 476061836
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