Sections in the BBRO Reference Book include:
- Drilling date - best time to plant
- Plant population - optimum plant population
- Crop nutrition - advice on fertiliser application
- Soil testing - advice on grid sampling
- Weed control - sugar beet very sensitive to weed competition
- Weed beet - hosts pests and diseases reducing yield by 11%
- Fungicide strategy - guidance on timing and quanity
- Harvest and storage - prioritising harvesting to optimise yield
- Variety Selection - bolting and disease resistance improves resilience
- Seed treatments and pest control - can protect against aphids for 14 weeks
- Beet cyst nematode - best practice to manage the threat
- Soil management - maintaining soil structure and creating a seed bed
- Pest, weed and disease charts - comprehensive coverage of major threats.
