Turkey: Climate change and drought negatively affect sugar beet production

Published Aug 22, 2024

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In regions with high sugar beet cultivation, climatic challenges such as high autumn temperatures and insufficient rainfall are reducing yield and quality. These adverse conditions hinder the increase of sugar content in beets and require more labor and cost-intensive methods for farmers. The increased need for irrigation due to drought is depleting underground water resources. Experts, including Prof. Dr. Kubilay Kurtuluş Baştaş from Selçuk University, note that global warming is worsening these issues, leading to significant decreases in root yield and sugar content. Farmers like İsa Çakır and İbrahim Mert express concerns about the growing difficulty and cost of production, as well as the future sustainability of farming due to climate change and water scarcity.

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In the city where sugar beet cultivation area is high, climatic negativities reduce yield and quality. High autumn temperatures during the ripening period prevent the sugar content of the plant from increasing. The methods farmers apply to achieve yield and quality increase labor and cost. The need for more underground water due to insufficient rainfall negatively affects resources. "THERE ARE MAJOR DECREASES IN ROOT YIELD AND SUGAR RATE" Selçuk University Agriculture and Climate Change Application and Research Center Director Prof. Dr. Kubilay Kurtuluş Baştaş told AA correspondent that in recent years, a decrease has been observed in the amount of sugar obtained from beet harvested per unit area. Baştaş, who drew attention to the fact that the climate crisis is one of the biggest disasters for this and the next century, said, "Increasing temperatures and drought due to global warming bring about negativities in plant development, decreases in yield and sugar content. Increasing ...

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