1. Assessing the Use of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers on Sugarbeet Yield and Quality

A field study was initiated in Frankenmuth, MI to study the effects of enhanced efficiency fertilizers in comparison to standard nitrogen (N) programs on sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) yield and quality. The study was arranged as an 8 treatment randomized complete block design with four replications. All treatments received 40 pounds N/A as 28% UAN applied as a 2x2 (in) at planting with total N applications at 160 pounds N/A. Treatments consisted of urea sidedressed with light cultivation, N applied... C. Bauer, K. Steinke