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Recycling of beet sugar byproducts and wastes enhances sugar beet productivity and salt redistribution in saline soils

Research Abstract

Soil salinity adversely affects the growth, yield, and quality parameters of sugar beet, leading to a reduction in root and sugar yields. Improving the physical and chemical properties of salt-affected soils is essential for sustainable cultivation and sugar beet production. A field experiment was conducted at the Delta Sugar Company Research Farm, El-Hamool, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt, to evaluate the response of sugar beet to the application of beet sugar filter cake treated with sulfuric and phosphoric acid-treated, phosphogypsum (PG), desaline, humic acid, and molasses under saline soil conditions. The application of treated filter cake enhanced root length, diameter, and leaf area. The application of molasses enhanced root length, diameter, and leaf area as well. Application of molasses increased sugar content and root yield. The application of either treated filter cake or molasses produced the highest recoverable …

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Research Publisher
Spinger
Research Rank
Q2
Research Website
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-13860-3
Research Year
2021
Research Pages
1-11