United Kingdom

Sugar beet

Defra statistics show that of the 6.2m ha of croppable land in the UK, 119,200 ha is dedicated to the growing of sugar beet. This section contains plant nutrition advice for sugar beet that we feel is of value to British farmer

Sugar beet

Seedbed

Most soils with sodium applied - New 52 @ 575 kg/ha

Most soils with no sodium applied - YaraMila Complex @ 750 - 875 kg/ha

Low K soils with no sodium applied - Superbeet @ 688 kg/ha

Top-dressing

Deep sandy and shallow chalk - Extran / Prilled N @ up to 350 kg/ha

Other Mineral - Extran / Prilled N @ up to 312 kg/ha

Deep organic - Extran / Prilled N @ up to 125 kg/ha

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