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Updated 02/12/2009

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This site is designed to provide rapid access of sugarbeet information for growers, others in the sugarbeet industry and the general public. If you have comments or suggestions, please send a message via e-mail to: tkeeth@uidaho.edu   or via postal mail to the following address:
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   VARIETY TRIALS

    WEEDS

 ECONOMICS

DISEASE     

NEMATODES 

SOILS and FERTILITY

STAND ESTABLISHMENT  

PESTICIDES  

 IRRIGATION   

 INSECTS 

OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST

UI  FACULTY with SUGARBEET  RESPONSIBILITIES 

HARVEST TOPICS

2009 SUGARBEET CONFERENCE PROGRAM (PHOTOS BELOW)

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VARIETY TRIALS

2004 Variety Trials   Rhizomania Variety Trial

2003 Variety Trials   Includes standard variety, rhizomania, transgenic and emergence tests. 

2002 Variety Trials  Includes standard variety, rhizomania, transgenic and emergence tests.  

2001 Variety Trials   Includes standard variety, rhizomania, transgenic and emergence tests.

2000 Variety Trials   Includes standard variety, rhizomania, transgenic and emergence tests.

1997-1999 Standard Variety Trials

1997-1999 Rhizomania Variety Trials

Variety Performance in a Replicated Strip Trial in the Blue Gulch Area of the Twin Falls Factory District

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STAND ESTABLISHMENT

1997-1999 Emergence Trials

Replanting Thresholds for Sugarbeets or Assessing the Need to Replant

Effect of Fertilizer Placement on Sugarbeet Stand

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DISEASE

Rhizomania Disease of Sugarbeets

Powdery Mildew:  Biology, Economic Importance and Disease Management 

Powdery Mildew Fungicide Tests, Parma, Idaho, 2001

Powdery Mildew Fungicide Tests, Ontario, Oregon, 2002

Powdery Mildew Fungicide Tests, Parma, Idaho, 2003

Powdery Mildew Fungicide Tests, Parma, Idaho, 2004   

Powdery Mildew Fungicide Test, Parma, Idaho, 2008

New Tools for Management of Rhizoctonia Crown and Root Rot

 Management of Sugarbeet Root Rots

Cercospora Leaf Spot of Sugarbeet:  Identification and Control

Managing Fungicide Resistance, Sept 2006

 

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INSECTS        

Insecticides, Insecticide Placement, and Sugarbeet Phytotoxicity

Integrated Pest Management Guide for Sugarbeet Root Maggot

Treatment Levels for Bean Aphids and Caterpillars on Sugarbeets

Insect Field Keys

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IRRIGATION

Benefits of PAM in Sugarbeet Production

Irrigation Water Management in Sugarbeet Production

2007 Beet School Proceedings- Irrigation

Sugarbeet Irrigation Management Using Watermark Moisture Sensors, May 2007

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PESTICIDES  

Pesticide Usage in Sugarbeets - The Amalgamated Sugar Company Growing Area

 

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SOILS and FERTILITY

Revised University of Idaho Fertility Guidelines for Sugarbeets

Effect of Fertilizer Placement on Sugarbeet Stand

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WEEDS

Application Timing Effects on Weed Control in Roundup-Ready Sugarbeets

Tank Mix Combinations with Roundup for Weed Control in Roundup-Ready Sugarbeets

Weed Thresholds and Weed Emergence Patterns in Sugarbeets

Herbicide Injury Symptoms in Sugarbeets

Herbicides for Weed Control in Sugarbeets

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ECONOMICS

Sugarbeets and the Idaho Economy

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NEMATODES 

Management of Oilseed Radish and Yellow Mustard Green Manure Crop 

Sampling Procedure to Diagnose Nematode Infestations

Sugar Beet Nematodes in Idaho and Eastern Oregon

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HARVEST TOPICS 

Harvesters

Defoliation and Scalping

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OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST

University of Idaho, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station

Sugarbeet Research and Education Board of Minnesota and North Dakota 

U of I Home Page

U of I College of Agriculture

U of I Aberdeen Extension Cereals Program

Idaho Plant Disease Reporter

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U of I FACULTY WITH SUGARBEET RESPONSIBILITIES

  • NEW - 1/09 OLIVER NEHER- PLANT PATHOLOGIST
  • NEW- 1/09 ERIK WENNINGER- ENTOMOLOGIST
  • Don Morishita-  Weed Scientist
  • Saad Hafez - Nematologist
  • Howard Neibling- Irrigation
  • Amber Moore- Soils

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2009 SUGARBEET CONFERENCE PHOTOS

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