Change in yield and quality of sugar beet (beta vulgaris L.) with urea application

This research was conducted in 2023 in Eskişehir conditions to determine the effectiveness of urea application in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) cultivation. The research was carried out in the farmer's field where Terranova variety was planted, in order to determine the effect of urea fertilizer on yield and quality characteristics, in a single application during the vegetative period and in two applications by dividing during the vegetative period. In the study conducted, agronomic characteristics such as leaf height, root length, root weight, root diameter and sugar beet yield per decare; quality parameters such as sugar ratio, presence of purified sugar, purified sugar yield, dry matter ratio, harmful nitrogen content, sodium and potassium were examined. The research showed that urea fertilizer varied according to whether it was applied once or in parts for each examined characteristic. The effect of single-time urea application as top fertilizer on root weight and sugar beet yield per decare was found to be relatively positive and statistically significant. It was determined that urea fertilizer applied by dividing during the vegetative period did not create a significant difference on quality parameters.