Closing the Yield Gap of Sugar Beet in the Netherlands—A Joint Effort

The reform of the European Union's sugar regime caused potential decreasing beet prices. Therefore, the Speeding Up Sugar Yield (SUSY) project was initiated. At the start, a 3 × 15 target was formulated: in 2015 the national average sugar yield in the Netherlands equals 15 t/ha (60% of the suga...

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Main Authors: Bram Hanse, Frans G. J. Tijink, Jurgen Maassen, Noud van Swaaij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00184/full