Field performance of commercial sugar beet varieties1 in the University of Idaho variety
trial at Cranney Brothers Farms, Oakley, Idaho.
November 7, 2000
Root2 Sugar Gross Conduc- Extrac-

Estimated
Yield Content Sugar

tivity

tion

 Recoverable Sugar

Curly Top Ratings3
VARIETY (T/A) (%) (lbs/A) (mmhos)

(%)

 (lbs/T) (lbs/A) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
ACH Seeds
ACH Mustang 39.90 18.69 14910 0.809 84.50 315.8 12599 4.1 3.8 3.5 4.5 -
ACH Tomcat 38.82 18.70 14507 0.828 84.25 315.1 12224 - 3.8 3.4 4.4 -
Betaseed
Beta 4035R4 42.29 17.73 14984 0.856 83.72 296.8 12544 4.6 4.6 3.9 5.4 -
Beta 4470R4 37.53 18.42 13824 0.868 83.67 308.3 11581 - - 3.6 5.1 -
Beta 4490R4 39.25 18.40 14424 0.810 84.45 310.7 12183 - - - 4.6 -
Beta 8118 36.48 18.72 13656 0.823 84.34 315.8 11519 3.7 3.9 2.9 4.4 -
Beta 8220B 43.54 18.29 15911 0.818 84.32 308.4 13418 - - 3.1 4.6 -
Beta 8348 40.71 18.30 14896 0.773 84.92 310.9 12649 4.6 4.0 4.8 5.2 -
Beta 8422 39.21 18.75 14706 0.775 84.97 318.7 12498 4.3 4.2 3.7 4.7 -
Beta 8468 38.37 18.09 13878 0.809 84.41 305.4 11716 3.8 4.2 3.3 4.2 -
Beta 8757 40.88 18.33 14996 0.834 84.12 308.4 12615 4.4 4.2 3.4 4.6 -
Beta 8919 36.65 19.41 14224 0.775 85.07 330.2 12103 3.9 3.6 3.6 5.2 -
Hilleshog Mono HY
HM 1642 38.60 18.92 14598 0.719 85.73 324.5 12516 - - - 4.9 -
HM 29804 40.77 18.40 14992 0.832 84.15 309.7 12619 - - - 4.9 -
HM Dillon 42.79 18.01 15407 0.682 86.06 310.1 13260 4.1 3.9 2.9 4.5 -
HM Oasis 40.53 18.19 14743 0.715 85.67 311.7 12630 4.3 3.8 3.3 4.2 -
HM Owyhee 39.33 18.69 14702 0.724 85.64 320.1 12592 3.3 2.9 3.1 4.2 -
HM PM21 38.63 18.79 14515 0.656 86.55 325.2 12561 4.0 3.6 3.6 4.6 -
HM Sierra 38.34 18.50 14175 0.717 85.69 317.1 12148 3.7 3.8 3.3 4.3 -
HollyHybrids-
Spreckels
HH 120 40.69 18.46 14996 0.868 83.67 309.0 12546 - - 3.7 5.9 -
Seedex
SX Blazer 38.40 18.43 14142 0.759 85.14 313.7 12041 4.9 4.1 3.0 4.4 -
SX Puma 40.89 18.64 15233 0.661 86.45 322.2 13168 - - - 4.3 -
Susceptible Check 5.8 6.1 5.5 6.4 -
US41 (Resistant Check) 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.7 -
LSD (0.05) 2.00 0.40 743 0.053 0.73 8.2 659
LSD (0.10) 1.68 0.34 623 0.045 0.61 6.9 552
CV (%) 5.1 2.2 5.1 6.8 0.9 5.3 2.6
Pr>F 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001
When comparing yields or sugars of two varieties, the values must differ by a value equal to or greater then the LSD given at the bottom of each column.  If they do not, then they were probably not different in this test.

Planted April 6, 2000; Harvested October 18-19, 2000.

1All entries are commercial seed obtained locally.
2Root yields have been tared 5%.
3Curly Top Ratings: 0 = no curly top symptoms; 9 = plants killed.  To calculate and compare the average
   curly top resistance of two or more varieties, use only those years data in which the compared 
   varieties all have ratings.  The Beet Sugar Development Foundation's 2000 Curly Top test results are 
   omitted due to inconsistent ratings; a result of severe stand loss at cultivation.
4Entered as a rhizomania resistant variety.

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