The Response of Yield and Morphological Traits of Fodder Beet (Beta vulgaris var. crassa Mansf.) to Nitrogen Fertilization
Entessar Al-Jbawi*(1) Fadi Abbas(2) and Hiba Shams AlDeen(2)
(1). Agricultural Extension Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR), Damascus, Syria.
(2). Homs Research Centre, GCSAR, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Dr. Entessar Al Jbawi. E-Mail: dr.entessara@nmail.sy or dr.entessara@gmail.com).
Received: 01/01/2021 Accepted: 27/02/2021
Abstract
Fodder beet is a very important source of forage in Syria and over the world, because of its high yield and nutritional value for animals. The experiment was conducted at Research Center of Homs, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Syria, during two successive seasons 2019 and 2020, to study the effect of four levels of nitrogen fertilization viz. 100, 200, 300 and 400 N kg/ha in the form of urea on yield and morphological traits of fodder beet. Vermon variety was used, and the experiment was designed according to Randomized Complete Block design (RCBD) with three replicates. The results showed that adding 200 N kg/ha which equal 440 kg/ha urea, increased significantly root diameter (20.02 cm), root length (37.38 cm), root dry weight/plant (206.0 g), root fresh weight/plant (1376 g), top dry matter percentage (10.73%), top dry weight (73.87 g) and top fresh weight (687.7 g). According to the aforementioned results it is recommended to add 440 kg/ha urea to get the highest yield and morphological traits.
Key words: Fodder beet, Nitrogen fertilization, Dry matter, Morphological traits.
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Al-Jbawi, E., Abbas, F., & Shams AlDeen, H. (2021). The response of yield and morphological traits of fodder beet (Beta vulgaris var. crassa Mansf.) to nitrogen fertilization. Research Journal of Science, 2(1), 23–28.