- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 17 Issue: 31
- A Study on The Soil Tare of Sugar Beet in Konya
A Study on The Soil Tare of Sugar Beet in Konya
Authors : Mehmet Zengin, Refik Uyanöz, Ümmühan Çetin
Pages : 53-55
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Publication Date : 2003-06-25
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :The soil amount transported to the sugar factories is a major problem in sugar beet growing. The analysis of the data obtained from the Konya Sugar Company indicated that the amount of soil carried away from the sugar beet fields was a very important issue in Konya. As an average of 2000 year the percentages of soil tares was estimated as 8 % in sugar beet harvesting in Konya. These means that approximately 256 953 tons of soil were transported from the sugar beet fields annually in Konya. The high amounts of soil delivered to the sugar factories and weighing sites not only causes a kind of land degradation (soil erosion) but also increases the cost of handling and consequently white-sugar prices, on the other hand, the adhering soil is very rich in organic matter content as well in major and minor plant nutrients. Ten adhering soil samples were collected from ten different sugar beet delivery sites in November 2000, soil analy-sis showed that about 9 096 tons of organic matter, 43 tons of total N, 2.4 tons of available P (P2O5) and 22 tons of extractable K (K2O) were carried away in 256 953 tons of transported soil from the sugar beet fields in Konya prov-ince. From the economical and ecological points of view the transport of soil from the sugar beet fields should be min-imised by using improved methods of cultivation, mechanisation and plant breeding and also sugar beet growers should be enlightened about the importance of soil tare reduction in sugar beet growing.Keywords : Toprak taşınımı, şeker pancarı, Konya Ovası.