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Sugar beets
Moderate to high sensitivity to the deficiency of: Mg, B, Mn
Low to moderately sensitivity to the deficiency of: Cu, Fe, Zn
(the sensitivity to the deficiencies of these nutrients can vary in function of the variety)
Boron
Boron is without any doubt the most important one of these 3 elements.
Not only because of the high needs of this crop for this element, but also because of the specific functions that boron has within the plant. This explains the important influence it has on the productivity of the crop.
- Boron plays an important role on the water consumption by the plant, the translocation of plant hormones and metabolites such as sugars towards the roots,
- It also regulates the cell division in de apexes of stems and roots, ….
The boron deficiency causes the well known symptoms on the plant such as “hart rot”, which results in a significant reducing in the production of sugar.
Characteristic for boron is also its the low mobility within the plant. This creates a supplementary problem in the treatment of this deficiency.
Chelal B
To tackle this problem BMS Micro-Nutrients has developed a product, Chelal B, which contains boron in chelated form.
- The most important advantages of this formulation are the fast and efficient absorption by the plant and also the good translocation towards all the plant organs (systemic effect).
- The plant absorbs the product as well by the roots as foliar, which opens the possibility to use Chelal B preventively during pre or post emergence up to foliar applications.
Chelal Mg and Chelal Mn
Also magnesium and manganese are very important. Deficiencies of either of these elements cause an interruption of the photosynthesis, and thus also a reduction in the sugar production. For the treatment of the deficiencies of these elements we recommend foliar applications of respectively Chelal Mg and Chelal Mn.
