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The Sugar Beet Crop

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Abstract

The nutrition of sugar beet was last comprehensively described about 20 years ago (Draycott, 1972). That review brought together for the first time over half a century of research, mainly carried out in Europe and the USA, into the macro- and micronutrient requirements of the crop. Investigations have continued apace in nearly every country where the crop is grown and this chapter aims to summarise the current state of knowlege.

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  1. Broom’s Barn Experimental Station, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6NP, UK

    D. A. Cooke

  2. Department of Agriculture & Horticulture, School of Agriculture, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicester, LE12 5RD, UK

    R. K. Scott

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Draycott, A.P. (1993). Nutrition. In: Cooke, D.A., Scott, R.K. (eds) The Sugar Beet Crop. World Crop Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0373-9_7

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