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July 1, 2025Crop ScienceOpen Access

Dairy manure effects on sugar beet yield, quality, and nutrient uptake potential

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ALApril B. LeytemAMAmber MooreRDRobert S. Dungan

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Field experiment reveals dairy manure can enhance sugar beet yield in an 8-year study, indicating nutrient uptake challenges.

Key Points

  • Sugar beet yields improved significantly with dairy manure application compared to synthetic fertilizers, enhancing profitability.
  • Higher rates of manure increased soil nutrients but also raised soil salinity levels, which may hinder future growth.
  • An 8-year field experiment tested different manure application frequencies and rates, measuring yield and quality outcomes.
  • Recoverable sugar remained stable despite variations in sucrose concentration due to increased soil salinity from manure.

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Leytem et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af33efcf1dd9ea359e9435https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70144
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