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:  Blaine.Schatz@ndsu.edu
Leonard.Besemann@ndsu.edu
Sugarbeet Variety Trial
L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Embden loam and Egeland loam; pH = 7.1; 2.5% organic matter; soil N 14 lbs/acre; soil P and soil K were very high; soil S was high. 
Previous crop: 2014 – wheat and sunflower.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: Planted May 27 in 22-inch rows.  
Plots: Plots were 17 ft long by 7⅓ ft (4 rows) wide.  The study had four replications.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 8 lbs N/acre, 42 lbs P2O5/acre, 48 lbs K2O/acre and 10 lbs S/acre as 9 21 24-6 April 14.  Stream bar 60 lbs N/acre as 28-0-0 June 16 and July 2.  Stream bar 80 lbs N/acre July 23 as 28-0-0.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest control: Roundup (20 oz/acre) + AMS (1 lb/10 gal) June 5 and June 23 plus hand weeding controlled weeds.  
Harvest: October 26, hand harvest an eight foot section from the center two rows of each plot.
RESULTS
Table 1.  Root yield of sugarbeet grown at the Oakes Irrigation Reseach Site in 2015.
Field
Supplier Variety Yield Yield1
ton/ac ton/ac
Beta Seed X403 45.3 41.0
Beta Seed X406 46.3 41.9
Beta Seed X525 48.5 43.9
SES Vanderhave SURR1141E 49.3 44.6
SES Vanderhave SURR1142E 44.5 40.3
SES Vanderhave SURR1143E 49.3 44.6
Syngenta SY 1404 44.9 40.6
Syngenta SY 1405 47.8 43.3
Syngenta SY 1406 44.0 39.8
       
Mean 46.6 42.2
C.V. (%) 6.8 6.8
LSD 0.10 3.8 3.5
LSD 0.05   4.6 4.2
Planting date = May 27; Harvest date = October 19; 
Previous crop = sunflower or spring wheat
1Yield after an averaged tare weight was subtracted.
Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Variety trials Crop index Home page Report 2015