Tillage effect on yeild, qualilty, management and cost of sugarbeet

The purpose or this research was to compare sugarbeet tillage methods in terms of yield, internal quality, operational parameters and cost and determine the most suitable methods in sugarbeet cultivation. The methods that were examined in this research were traditional soil tillage methods and five different methods that were considered to be feasible in Turkey. The methods were evaluated in terms of (1) sugarbeet yield and internal quality that include beet yield, sugar content, refined sugar content, refined sugar yield; (2) operational parameters that include fuel consumption, machinery time and labour requirements; and (3) effective area capacity and costs that include gross income, net income and total cost. In conclusion it was determined the best results were in S2 tilled by mouldboard plough and cultivator and S3 tilled by chisel between the soil tillage methods.