Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail:  Walter.Albus@ndsu.edu
Table 1. Sugar content, root yield and overall sugar yield of energy beet
varieties (Syngenta) at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2012. 
  Sugar Content Root Yield Sugar Yield
% tons/acre lbs/acre
1 17.3 44.0 15,173
2 16.8 43.5 14,647
3 16.9 42.9 14,499
4 16.7 45.0 14,997
5 17.4 41.0 14,296
6 17.1 41.3 14,137
7 15.7 49.6 15,615
8 16.4 44.5 14,649
9 16.1 47.9 15,380
MEAN 16.7 44.4 14,821
C.V. % 2.7 3.9 4.2
LSD .05 0.8 2.9 1058
Detailed material and methods Strip-till sugarbeet hybrid variety table
Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Variety trials Crop index Home page Report 2012