Sugar beets in Imperial Valley: Effects of preharvest irrigation and nitrogen fertilization studied in relation to increasing sugar yield in hot climate

Loomis, R; Worker, G; Doneen, L

Sugar beets in Imperial Valley: Effects of preharvest irrigation and nitrogen fertilization studied in relation to increasing sugar yield in hot climate

Authors

R. S. Loomis
G. F. Worker
L. D. Doneen

Authors Affiliations

R. S. Loomis is Instructor in Agronomy, University of California, Davis; G. F. Worker, Jr., is Superintendent, Imperial Valley Field Station, University of California; L. D. Doneen is Professor of Irrigation, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 12(8):7-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v012n08p7. August 1958.

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Abstract

Approximately 23% of the sugar beets in California—and 6% of those in the United States—are produced in the Imperial Valley.

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