Sugar Beet Cultivation, Management and Processing [E-Book]

Evolution and history of sugar beet in world: An overview -- Understanding the sugar beet crop and its physiology -- Physiological and molecular aspects of sucrose accumulation in sugar beet -- Shaping the Sugar Beet of Tomorrow: Current Advances in Sugar Beet Biotechnology and New Breeding Techniques -- Biotechnological approaches in sugar beet development -- Seed production and seed certification in sugar beet -- India's Sugar beet Seed Technology and Production -- Artificial seed technology -- Scope of cultivation of sugar beet under Indian sub-tropical conditions -- Factors Affecting Production Potentials and Adaptability of Sugar beet under Subtropical Conditions of Punjab -- Sugar beet Crop Production and Management -- Economical Crop Production and Management of Sugar Beet in Serbia and Montenegro -- Agronomic Management of Sugar Beet -- Autumn sown sugar beet in semi-arid regions -- New Approach to Utilize Nano-micronutrients in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) -- Silicon foliar application in sugar beet production -- Mechanisation of weed management in sugar beet -- Chemical strategy for weed management in sugar beet -- Intercropping sugar beet with different agricultural crops -- Sugar beet production under changing climates - opportunities and challenges -- Drought Stress Management in Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation -- Exogenous putrescine-mediated drought tolerance in Sugar beet: Possible Mechanisms -- Improving sugar beet production under salinity conditions -- Etiology, epidemiology and management of Sugar beet diseases -- Foliar sugar beet diseases and their management approaches in India -- Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease -- Soil borne pathogen mediated root rot diseases of sugar beet and their management -- Integrated disease management in sugar beet for sustainable productivity -- The Technology Uses in the Determination of Sugar Beet Diseases -- Insect-pests of Sugar beet and their Integrated Management -- Biological control of sugar beet insect pests,- Biology, Pest status and management of army worm, Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) and cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) on Sugar beet -- Natural enemies of sugar beet -- Sugar beet nematodes - their occurrence, epidemiology and management in Ukraine -- Diseases caused by nematodes on sugar beet -- Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode (Heterodera schachtii Schmidt): Identification and Antagonists -- Endophytes for Sustainable Sugarbeet Production -- Rhizoctonia disease and its management -- Mechanization in Sugar Beet Cultivation -- Post-harvest sucrose deterioration in sugar beet -- Management strategies for reducing post-harvest deterioration of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) -- Quality and processing of sugar beet to sugars -- Bio-ethanol: Technologies, Trends and Prospects -- Sugar beet molasses production and utilization -- Bioethanol production from sugar beet juices and molasses for economic and environmental perspectives -- Sugar beet as cattle feed: Scope and prospects -- Sugar beet pulp and research efforts to diversify its use -- Sugar beet pectin and its diverse uses.

This book is a compilation of advancements and achievements in the field of sugar beet cultivation. It covers recent research and up-to-date information on this crop. It discusses essential aspects for high production and good yield, development and crop management, such as origin, breeding, seed production, physiology, pathology, entomology, biotechnology, and post-harvest technology. Sugar beet is known as an alternative crop for sugar production. A versatile crop having numerous uses, besides being raw material for sugar production, its molasses contain high amount of betaine which is used as a feed supplement. Due to its value profile it has attracted the millers and farmers alike. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, agriculture scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology and soil science. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.