YIELD AND QUALITY PARAMETERS OF SUGAR BEET (BETA VULGARIS L.) GROWN UNDER AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF THATTA

Abstract

Yield and quality performance of seven exotic sugarbeet varieties was investigated under agroclimatic conditions of Thatta, Sindh during 2020-21. Experiment was conducted in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications in separate plots at experimental farm of PARC-National Sugar and Tropical Horticulture Research Institute (NSTHRI), Thatta. The data on different yield, and quality parameters was obtained at the time of harvesting. The highest mean beet yield of 78.67 and 76.0 t ha-1 was obtained from sugarbeet varieties SB-20030 and SB-20025, respectively. The highest mean sugar recovery of 12.73% 12.48, 12.39 and 12.14% was recorded from SB-20012, SB-20025, SB-20030 and SB-20017, respectively. Hence, on account of beet yield and quality performance sugarbeet varieties SB-20025 and SB-20030 were found promising.