Prior livestock research provides evidence for the importance of accurate detection pig positions and postures better understanding animal welfare. Position posture can be accomplished by machine vision systems. However, current systems require rigid setups fixed vertical lighting, top-view camera perspectives or complex systems, which hinder their adoption in practice. Moreover, existing focus on specific pen contexts may difficult to apply other facilities. Our main contribution is...

Abstract The environmental situation and current yield performance of sugar beet production in Germany are described compared to those other European regions. A continuous increase enhanced technical quality have been achieved through progress breeding improvements crop management systems. This rise potential has brought about not by increased intensity, but better use natural resources factors. In Germany, legislation rules many aspects agricultural plant production, special laws force...

Abstract Drought stress may affect sucrose accumulation of sugar beet by restricting leaf development and storage root growth. The objective this study was to identify changes occurring in the Beta beets growth characteristics ions compatible solutes under drought with regard accumulation. Two pot experiments were conducted: (1) well supplied water (100 % capacity), continuous moderate (50 %) severe (30 %), (2) fodder %). Under stress, ratio dry matter decreased indicating a different...

The yield of sugar beet has continuously increased in the past decades. question arises, whether this progress will continue future. A key factor for increasing potential crop is breeding progress. It was related to a shift assimilate partitioning plant towards more storage carbohydrates (sucrose), whereas structural (leaves, cell wall compounds) unintendedly declined. estimated at 24 t ha-1. For maximum yield, sufficient growth factors have be available and able fully utilize them. In beet,...

This paper presents data from a two-year study with sugar beet in Germany (2000 and 2001). A total of 27 field trials were conducted wide range environmental conditions including without irrigation. Sequential harvests made every 14-28 days between May October. Root yield quality, leaf yield, area index soil water content determined four replicates at each harvest date. Soil characteristics assessed the daily weather collected for trial site. The dataset is suitable validating growth models.

Summary Long‐term storage of sugar beet is an option to extend the processing campaign factories in Europe. In present study, changes quality were quantified during 110 days at 7 and 20 °C. During storage, concentration sucrose decreased whereas K, Na, amino N, betaine, invert raffinose accumulated beets, i.e. was impaired markedly. At °C, relatively small but formation caused considerable losses quality. Thus, long‐term low temperature appropriate prolong costs will increase. Quality...

Abstract Autumn sown sugar beets (winter beets) are expected to yield markedly higher than spring beets. This requires a continuous growth during an extended growing period. So far, bolting‐resistant beet varieties not available test winter under field conditions in Central Europe. The objective of this study was therefore analyse formation and storage plants period estimate whether has the potential generate theoretically increase. From 2008 2012, pot experiments were carried out glasshouse...

Abstract Depending on genotype, sugar beet can differ considerably in yield and quality characteristics. These are additionally modified by environmental conditions with drought stress recently gaining importance, restricting growth altering the chemical composition of beet. The occurrence development these genotypic differences during vegetation period their possible interaction were investigated. In 2002 2003, four genotypes differing putative different regard to tolerance tested field...

Abstract The soluble nitrogen (N) components in sugar beet seriously impair recovery. only N component determined routinely the factory is amino (the sum of acids beet), which assumed to reflect all other components. Amino affected by supply and variety, but little known about such as total N, betaine nitrate. This study aimed at investigating effect on composition varieties with special emphasis variety interactions. In 2001 2002, field trials four treatments were carried out six sites...

Abstract Remote sensing and vegetation indices can be used to characterize the canopy of crops with a non‐destructive method on large scale. Leaf area formation sugar beet in early summer is most important variable for crop growth models. This study aimed at estimating whether differences leaf development resulting from different agronomic practices determined remote sensing. The relationship between normalized difference index (NDVI) (LAI) during season yield storage root autumn was studied...

Abstract Adaptation to low water availability in sugar beet includes the accumulation of solutes relevant for technical quality beet. Two genotypes were grown pot experiments under drought stress different severity study effects on taproot composition and concentration quality, reversibility after re‐watering genotypic differences response. Differences sensitivity between not observed as reductions leaf dry weight white yield same. Increasing matter with decreasing supply could, part, be...

ABSTRACT Growing sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L. subsp. [sugar cultivar group]) as a winter crop requires the development of with controlled bolting and sufficient hardiness. To evaluate genetic variation for hardiness in B. L., we determined survival rate (SR) panel 396 accessions tested eight overwintering field trials Germany Belarus. The included groups beet, fodder garden leaf well wild maritima (L.) Arcang. (BVM). Across all environments effects accession, environment, accession ×...

Abstract To improve the storability of sugar beets, this study aimed at determining reasons for genotypic variability in losses and invert accumulation during storage, identifying indirect criteria to select varieties with low storage prior storage. In 2011 2012, 18 genotypes, 2012 2013, six genotypes cultivated two locations were stored 8 12 weeks 8°C under controlled conditions. The same grown stress conditions Spain 2012/2013. Sugar closely correlated after Genotypic differences primarily...