Beet root (Beta vulgaris L.)
Chenopodiaceae
Varieties
Ooty 1, Crimson Globe, Detroit Dark Red and Red Ball are the popular varieties.
Soil
It comes up well in all types of friable soils. The suitable soil pH is 6.0-7.0. It is considered to be a cool weather crop.
Season
It is planted during July – August.
Seed rate
About 6 kg seeds are required for a hectare.
Preparation of field
The land is ploughed to a fine tilth and ridges and furrows are formed at 30 cm apart.
Sowing
Sow the seeds directly in ridges at a spacing of 10 cm.
Irrigation
Irrigate the field copiously immediately after sowing and afterwards as and when necessary.
Drip irrigation
Install the drip system with main and sub main pipes and place the inline lateral tubes at an interval of 1.5 m. Place the drippers in lateral tubes at an interval of 60 cm and 50cm spacing with 4 LPH and 3.5 LPH capacities respectively. Form the raised beds at 120 cm width at an interval of 30cm and place the laterals at the centre of each bed.
Application of fertilizers
Apply FYM at 20 t/ha and 60:160:100 kg of NPK/ha as basal and 60 kg N/ha after 30 days.
Fertigation:
Fertigation requirement: 120:160:100kg / ha
Spacing
30 x30 x10 cm as four rows in each paired row / raised bed system.
Fertigation schedule
Recommended Dose: 120:160:100 kg/ha
| Stage |
Crop stage |
Duration in days |
Fertilizer grade |
Total fertilizer (kg/ha) |
Nutrient supplied |
% requirement |
| N |
P |
K |
N |
P |
K |
| 1 |
Vegetative stage |
30 |
19:19:19 + MN
13-0-45
12-61-0
Urea |
42.11 4.44
19.67
80.44 |
8.00 0.58
2.36
37.00 |
8.00 -
12.00
- |
8.00 2.00
-
- |
40.00 |
12.50 |
10.00 |
| Subtotal |
|
48.00 |
20.00 |
10.00 |
|
|
|
| 2 |
Early phase of root development |
60 |
13-0-45
12-61-0
Urea
0-0-50
Urea |
88.89
19.67
73.96
40.00 |
11.55
2.36
34.02
- |
-
12.00
-
- |
40.00
-
-
20.00 |
40.00 |
7.50 |
60.00 |
| Subtotal |
|
48.00 |
12.00 |
60.00 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
Maturity stage |
30 |
12-61-0
13-0-45
Urea |
13.12
66.67
29.85 |
1.57
8.67
13.76 |
8.00
-
- |
-
30.00
- |
20.00 |
5.00 |
30.00 |
| Subtotal |
|
24.00 |
8.00 |
30.00 |
|
|
|
| |
Total duration |
120 |
|
Total |
120.00 |
40.00 |
100.00 |
100 |
25 |
100 |
*75% RD of P applied as super phosphate=810 kg/ha.
1. 19:19:19 = 42 kg / ha
2. 12:61:0 = 52 kg / ha
3. 13:0:45 = 160 kg / ha
4. 0:0:50 = 40 kg / ha
5. Urea = 184 kg / ha
After cultivation
After 20 days sowing, thinning is done to leave single seedling per hill.
Plant protection
Pests
Leaf miner and flea beetle
Leaf miner and flea beetle can be controlled by spraying Malathion 50 EC 2 ml/lit.
Diseases
Cercospora leaf spot
Cercospora leaf spot and flea beetle can be controlled by spraying Mancozeb at 2 g/lit.
Cercospora leaf spot
Rhizoctonia root rot
Rhizoctonia root rot can be controlled by spot drenching with Carbendazim at 1 g/lit.
Yield
The crop yields about 20-25 t/ha in 120 days.
Market Informtion
Crop Growing districts |
: |
Tiruppur, Coimbatore ,Nilgiris, Dindigul ,Theni |
Major markets in Tamil Nadu |
: |
Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Erode |
Grade Specification |
: |
Size |
Updated on : 26.08.2013 |
