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The aim of this study was to see the effect of four mechanical practices (shallow ploughing, laser deep ploughing and laser leveled soil + deep ploughing), three irrigation intervals (every 4 weeks, every 6 weeks and every 8 weeks) and three plant densities (35 cm (20000), 25 cm (28000) and 15 cm (46000) plants/fed.) on growth of sugar beet plants of Farida cultivar. Sowing of sugar beet at a laser leveled soil + deep ploughing, among lower plant densities 20.000 plants/fed (1 feddan = 0.42 ha) and irrigation intervals every 8 weeks gave a significant increase in root length, root perimeter, crop growth rate(CGR) and relative growth rate(RGR) in comparison to other treatments.
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El-Maghraby, S.S., Gomaa, M.A., Rehab, I.F. et al. Response of sugar beet to some mechanical management practices, irrigation and plant densities. Sugar Tech 10, 219–226 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-008-0040-y
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