Beetroot(Beta vulgaris L.); Chenopodiaceae

Ooty 1, Crimson Globe, Detroit Dark Red and Red Ball.

It comes up well in all types of friable soils. The suitable soil pH is 6.0-7.0.

July – August.

6 kg of seeds are required for an area of one hectare when directly sown in ridges at a spacing of 10 cm

Plough to a fine tilth and form ridges and furrows 30 cm apart.

30 x30 x10 cm as four rows in each paired row / raised bed system.

Irrigate the field copiously immediately after sowing and afterwards as and when necessary.

Install the drip system with main and sub main pipes and place the inline lateral tubes at an interval of 1.5 m. Place the drippers in lateral tubes at an interval of 60 cm and 50cm spacing with 4 LPH and 3.5 LPH capacities respectively.Form the raised beds at 120 cm width at an interval of 30cm and place the laterals at the centre of each bed.

Apply FYM at 20 t/ha and 60:160:100 kg NPK/ha as basal and 60 kg N/ha after 30 days.
 Apply 25 kg ZnSO4, 10 kg Borax and 40 kg S ha-1 as basal.
 Foliar spraying of 0.5% ZnSO4 thrice on 30, 45 and 60 days after sowing

Recommended Dose: 120:160:100kg NPK/ha
Crop
Stage
Duration
in days
Fertilizer
grade
Total
fertilizer
(kg/ha)
Nutrient supplied % Requirement
N P K N P K
Vegetative
stage
30 19:19:19
+MN
13-0.45
12-61-0
Urea
42.11
4.44
19.67
80.44
8.0
0.58
2.36
37.0
8.0

12.0

8.0
2.0


40.0 12.5 10.00
subtotal 48.0 20.00 10.0
Early
phase of
Root
developm
ent
60 13-0-45
12-61-0
Urea
0-0-50
Urea
88.89
19.67
73.96
40.00
11.55
2.36
34.02


12.0


40.00


20.00
40.0 7.50 60.00
subtotal 48.00 12.00 60.00
Maturity 30 12-61-0 13.12 1.57 8.00 – 20.0 5.0 30.00

133
stage 13-0-45
Urea
66.67
29.85
8.67
13.76


30.0

subtotal 24.0 8.0 30.0
Total 120.0 40.0 100.0 100.0 25.0 100
*75% RD of P applied as super phosphate=810 kg/ha.
1. 19:19:19 = 42 kg / ha
2. 12:61:0 = 52 kg / ha
3. 13:0:45 = 160 kg / ha
4. 0:0:50 = 40 kg / ha
5. Urea = 184 kg / ha

20 days after sowing thin the plants to single seedling per hill.

Pests
Leaf miner and flea beetle
Spray Malathion 50 EC 2 ml/l.

Cercospora leaf spot
 Spray mancozeb @ 2 g/l


Rhizoctonia root rot
 Spot drenching with carbendazim @ 1 g/l

20 – 25 t/ha in 120 days.

Crop Growing districts                     Tiruppur, Coimbatore ,Nilgiris, Dindigul,Theni,
Major markets in Tamil Nadu        Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Erode
Grade Specification                          Size

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