Table 5 Effect of different weed control treatments on sugar beet quality
From: Effect of different single herbicide doses on sugar beet yield, quality and associated weeds
Weed control treatment | Gross sugar % | Loss %* | Juice purity % (Qz %) | K % | Na % | α-amino-N % | Extractable % | Sugar yield fed−1 (t) | Extractable sugar yield fed−1 (t) | Extractable sugar yield %* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tigro 1.0 l fed−1 | 15.7 | 19.98 | 80.02 | 4.16 | 3.03 | 4.05 | 12.56 | 4.315 | 3.651 | 112.03 |
Betasana-Trio 0.9 l fed−1 (twice) | 12.08 | 25.72 | 74.28 | 3.65 | 3.26 | 4.76 | 8.97 | 3.368 | 2.886 | 88.53 |
Select Super 0.5 l fed−1 | 14.64 | 20.23 | 79.77 | 3.57 | 3.08 | 4.20 | 11.68 | 2.940 | 2.733 | 72.77 |
Betanal MaxxPro 0.5 l fed−1 | 15.58 | 16.17 | 83.83 | 3.19 | 2.41 | 3.29 | 13.06 | 3.865 | 3.590 | 110.14 |
Hand weeding twice | 15.06 | 21.47 | 78.53 | 4.64 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 11.83 | 3.755 | 3.259 | 100 |