During the growth process of sugar beets, in addition to a large amount of elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, they also require various trace elements to support their normal growth and development. These trace elements mainly include:
1. Boron: Boron plays an important role in the growth of sugar beets, improving their metabolism and promoting sugar accumulation. When sugar beets are deficient in boron, rot heart disease occurs, which affects yield and quality. In the process of sugar beet cultivation, especially in areas with soil boron deficiency, attention should be paid to supplementing boron fertilizer.
2. Copper: Copper is one of the essential trace elements for the growth of sugar beets. It can promote the development of internal organs such as blood, immune system, hair, skin, bones, and heart and liver, and enhance human immunity (although this is the effect of copper on the human body, it also indicates that copper plays an important role in plant growth). Copper also plays an important physiological role in sugar beet plants.
3. Manganese: The main function of manganese is to stimulate the formation of new tissues at growth points, promote photosynthesis, and accelerate plant growth. When manganese is deficient, the chlorophyll content in sugar beet leaves will significantly decrease, leading to a decrease in yield and a deterioration in quality. Especially in saline alkali soil, the effectiveness of manganese is very low, so applying manganese fertilizer when planting sugar beets has a good yield increasing effect.
4. Zinc: Zinc is one of the essential trace elements for plants and also promotes the growth of sugar beets. Although the demand for zinc in sugar beets is relatively small, a deficiency can still affect their normal growth.
Beets also require other trace elements such as iron, calcium, magnesium, etc., which play important physiological functions in the plant body. For example, calcium can promote the development of human bones and teeth, and for sugar beets, it is also an important component of their cell walls and membranes; Magnesium is an important component of chlorophyll molecules and is crucial for photosynthesis.
Beets require support from various trace elements such as boron, copper, manganese, and zinc during their growth process. In order to ensure high yield and high quality of sugar beets, trace element fertilizers should be applied reasonably according to the soil nutrient status and the demand characteristics of sugar beets.