 Beet Crop
The changes resulting from the reform of the EU Sugar Regime are now taking effect and new challenges lie ahead for UK sugar beet growers. Maximising yield is now essential to maintain sugar beet’s profitability and, with that objective in mind, British Sugar have launched their Target 70 tonne Yield Initiative. The effective control of pests, weeds and disease is identified in the 70 tonne Yield Initiative as a key factor in protecting and increasing sugar beet yield and quality. DISEASE CONTROL Foliar diseases are a constant threat to the yield potential sugar beet. To achieve the highest yield it is essential to maintain a healthy and efficient leaf canopy right through to the final harvest, capturing and converting as much sunlight as possible into sugar. Opera has a key role in maximising yields and maintaining profitability by safeguarding against yield-destroying foliar diseases and through its proven physiological yield-boosting benefits. The approval of Opera® for use on sugar beet represented a significant step forward in sugar beet fungicide technology. Opera® was the first strobilurin approved for use on sugar beet in the UK and is the only product to combine both the benefits of triazole and strobilurin technology. This gives Opera® excellent broad-spectrum disease control, together with physiological benefits. Opera® can maximise beet productivity by: - Providing effective and long-lasting control of the major beet foliar diseases
- Providing physiological benefits to the plant
- Boosting crop yield, even under low pressure from foliar diseases
- Increasing canopy efficiency and duration
- Improving root quality by increasing root sugar concentration
Click here for Opera® literature WEED CONTROL Beet crops are very sensitive to weed competition, especially in their early stages of growth, and weeds can have an large effect on yield, especially in sugar beet. Incomplete weed control can also cause problems with harvester blockages, increased tares and deterioration of beet in clamps. Aramo® is a post-emergence grass weed herbicide with systemic activity and contains tepraloxydim. Aramo® can be applied for the control of a wide spectrum of grass weeds in sugar beet and has been shown to offer good activity against target site resistant (TSR) black-grass. PRODUCTS FOR USE IN BEET CROPS
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