Effect of KLEPS®-C application for improving sugar beet seeds, 2003

Institute of Sugar Beet of Agrarian Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Experimental Station Uladove-Lyulinetska and Yaltushky, Vinnitska Oblast

    Executor: Tzvei Ya. P., Senior Scientist
    Soil characteristics in Uladove:
  • Chernozem, pH-67
  • P2O5 - 100 mg/kg soil
  • K2O - 95 mg/kg soil

Plots of 0.3 ha used in four replications

Variety: Uladove - 35

Technology: traditional

    Soil characteristics in Yaltushky:
  • Podzol, pH-62
  • P2O5 - 117 mg/kg soil
  • K2O - 135 mg/kg soil

Plots of 0.3 ha used in four replications

Variety: Bilotzerkivsky – 57

Technology: traditional

Table 1. Yield of sugar beet seeds, t/ha (Uladove ES)

Varaiant Repetition
1 2 3 4 Average
Without fertilizer 1.25 1.22 1.28 1.3 1.7a
Humus (40t/ha ) 1.47 1.40 1.39 1.6 1.3b
KLEPS®-C
1.64 1.60 1.70 1.1 1.8b

Note: Values followed by the same letter in a column are not   significantly different  (p=005) by Student’s t-test.

Table 2. Yield of sugar beet seeds, t/ha (Yaltushky ES)

Varaiant Repetition
1 2 3 4 Average
Without fertilizer 1.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4a
Humus (40t/ha ) 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.2b
KLEPS®-C
2.5 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.8b

Note: Values followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different
(p=005) by Student’s t-test.

Table 3. Productivity and quality of sugar beet seed (Uladove ES)

Varaiant Characteristics, average
Weight of 1000 seed, g Energy of germination, % Germination, %
Without fertilizer 10.9 6.3 74
Humus (40t/ha ) 11.7 6.5 79
KLEPS®-C
12.1 7.3 82

Table 4. Impact of KLEPS® on a mass of 1000 seeds, g (Yaltushky ES)

Varaiant Repetition
1 2 3 4 Average
Without fertilizer 10.2 10.4 9.1 9.8 9.9a
Humus (40t/ha ) 13.8 9.4 10.8 8.7 10.8b
KLEPS®-C
10.0 11.4 14.5 14.8 12.8b

Note: Values followed by the same letter in a columns are not significantly different
(p=005) by Student’s t-test
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