Sugar beet nutrient requirements
Roles of nutrients at different growth stages
Establishment
- Nitrogen for early rapid leaf expansion and growth.
- Phosphate to supply the energy for early growth and development, especially root mass.
- Manganese for its role in the structure of photosynthetic proteins and enzymes.
- Zinc for enzyme reactions, early growth and vigour.
Canopy development
- Nitrogen for leaf development and size.
- Potassium for its role in canopy structure and nutrient movement around the plant.
- Manganese for its role in the structure of photosynthetic proteins and enzymes.
- Magnesium for its role in chlorophyll.
Canopy duration
- Nitrogen for large leaves and their duration.
- Phosphate to supply the energy for growth and development.
- Potassium for plant water regulation and structural integrity.
- Sulphur for yield and quality improvements.
- Manganese for its role in the structure of photosynthetic proteins and enzymes.
- Magnesium for its role in chorophyll quality.
- Boron for its role in root development.
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