Poland: Strong hailstorm in September, how does this affect the sugar beet yield?
Sugar Beet
Poland
Published Oct 7, 2022
Tridge summary
A strong hailstorm in September, which is actually just before the sugar beet harvest, is not a common sight. The visual damage is huge. How could it affect the yield? Dawid Chwirot, Agro Expert from VH Polska, speaks in this respect.
Original content
Strong hailstorms that were recorded locally this year in September, in particular damaged crops still vegetating, ie sugar beet, and to a lesser extent also maize. September is the month when the growth of root biomass is the highest. It is also the time when it accumulates sugar. The pity at this stage, as spectacular as in the photos, is also of economic importance. However, in order to estimate it, one needs to be aware of several factors that play a significant role in this respect. Large loss of the leaf surface after hailstorm in the BBCH 47 phase. Fig. D. Chwirot The most common time for harvesting sugar beet roots are the first weeks of October, when the roots developed reach a large mass, well correlated with the sugar content. The optimal harvest date, however, depends on the course of the weather conditions, not necessarily closely related to the dates in the calendar. In practice, as you know, the grower cannot decide on the timing of the harvest by himself. For the ...
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