FACTORS AFFECTING THE GERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF MONOGERM SUGAR BEET

2.2  Seed production and seed treatment 

2.2.1   Introduction

                               This section is mainly concerned with monogerm sugar beet seed as multigerm seeds are no longer used for sugar production.

The considerable difficulties encountered in breeding and producing good quality monogerm seed are outlined and modern varieties described.

As freshly harvested seed is of poor quality and cannot be used successfully in practice because it contains both empty seeds and multigerms the various processing procedures and alternatives are described in detail.  The limitations of certain treatments are considered, as perfect seed lots cannot be produced on a commercial scale.

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FACTORS AFFECTING THE GERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF MONOGERM SUGAR BEET

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