Sugarbeet Production Response to Water and Nitrogen Fertilizer

The response of sugarbeets to varying irrigation and nitrogen fertility levels was studied. The major response of sugarbeets was to nitrogen fertilizer. Root yields tended to increase and sucrose percentages decrease as the nitrogen fertilizer rate was increased. The effect of irrigation treat-ments on sugarbeet production was generally small. Water use efficiency and sugar yield data indicate that within the range of irrigation levels compared, considerable quantities of water can be conserved without greatly influencing sugar production