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Variety trials: Sugar beets compared for growth, sugar content in controlled chambers
Author
Albert UlrichAuthor Affiliations
Albert Ulrich is Associate Plant Physiologist, Department of Plant Nutrition, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 6(9):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v006n09p5. September 1952.
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Abstract
The growing of sugar beet plants in controlled climates is used to aid the selection of better varieties for commercial beet sugar production.
Ulrich A. 1952. Variety trials: Sugar beets compared for growth, sugar content in controlled chambers. Hilgardia 6(9):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v006n09p5
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