Improving Sugar Beet Production Under Salinity Conditions

Abstract

Salinity is one of the most important abiotic stresses especially in dry or semi-dry areas of the world, which are caused by saline land or man-made activities in irrigated fields. Sugar beet is known as a salt-tolerant crop. This crop knowing about its salinity threshold and response to stress would be useful for its management. There are agronomic approaches such as soil leaching, crop rotation, planting pattern, plant density, and use of suitable fertilizers, which would be helpful for sugar beet management in saline areas, which are mentioned in detail through this chapter.