The technological line for sugar beet cultivation is based on the need to perform four basic operations. Sugar beet should be grown in deep soils, best is black earth, brown earth or alluvial soils. Sugar beet requires a carefully selected method of autumn soil cultivation, important for creating the proper soil environment (soil particle size, disruption of compacted layers) and subsequently for an easy development of roots and tubers.

Winter cereals, such as winter wheat, are a suitable catch crop for sugar beet. After harvesting wheat, we recommend performing shallow stubble cultivation to incorporate crop residue into soil, to control the growth of unwanted seeds, and to disrupt capillarity of soil moisture in the top soil layer.

We recommend performing in-depth cultivation of the field for sugar beet in autumn, using a chisel plough at a depth of 40 centimetres. It will ensure quality crop residue incorporation and its mixing with soil in the top layer, and disruption of hardened soil particles in the bottom layer.

Strip-till cultivation with placement of attractive fertilizer into soil is a modern soil cultivation method for sugar beet. Soil is cultivated in strips with an inter-row distance of 45 cm, where fertilizer is then placed in a depth of 15-20 cm, making it better exploitable for the plant. The sowing of sugar beet continues in the following year with the use of satellite navigation into processed and loose strips.

Quality seedbed preparation is a prerequisite for creating conditions to achieve the required yield. We recommend processing soil in a depth of 2-3 cm. A firm subsoil with sufficient moisture and loosened topsoil need to be prepared for barley seeds.

In addition to the standard seedbed cultivator, you can also use a universal cultivator in spring, which is equipped only with a rear packer. This design might be especially interesting for fields more prone to flooding, where soil cultivation can be done faster.

During vegetation, we recommend performing inter-row cultivation in order to considerably increase vegetation conditions. Disrupting soil crust after rain means more air for the crop, which can continue growing without problems. In dry seasons, weeding creates an insulation layer and reduces evaporation. Weeding is indispensable for mechanical regulation of weeds, or for additional nutrient application.

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