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" Nutrients for Sugar Beet Production : "
A Philip Draycott
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723775
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b543491
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A Philip Draycott
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Nutrients for Sugar Beet Production : : Soil-Plant Relationships.\ A Philip Draycott
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Wallingford: CAB International, 2003
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(258 pages)
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0851998437
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: 1280833629
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: 9780851998435
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: 9781280833625
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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.
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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.
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Plant-soil relationships.
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Sugar beet -- Fertilizers.
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S667.S8A645 2003
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A Philip Draycott
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Donald R Christenson
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