Bolting, Fresh Root Yield and Soluble Solids of Sugar Beets as Affected by Sowing Date and Gibberellin Treament

Abstract

Sugar Beets are normally sown in Northern Greece in February-March. Fall sowing, although advantageous iv many ways (i. e. easier seed--bed preparation, earliness, longer operation period for sugar factories), is not practiced because of weed control difficulties and winter injury. However, the main constraint of fall sowing is bolting which results in low root and sugar y ields and hinders sugar extraction in the factory.