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Yield Potential of Sugar Beet - Have We Hit the Ceiling? by Hoffmann, Christa M, Kenter, Christine

“…The yield of sugar beet has continuously increased in the past decades. The question arises, whether this progress will continue in the future. A key factor…”
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Causes of different tissue strength, changes during storage and effect on the storability of sugar beet genotypes by Kleuker, Gunnar, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…•Sugar beet tissue strength changes during storage independently of the genotype.•Genotypic tissue strength was mainly determined by the cell wall…”
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Water use efficiency of sugar beet genotypes: A relationship between growth rates and water consumption by Ebmeyer, Henning, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…Drought stress restricts sugar beet growth and yield formation. For the development of adapted varieties, reasons for high water demand in certain growth…”
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Mechanical properties and compositional characteristics of beet (Beta vulgaris L.) varieties and their response to nitrogen application by Schäfer, Judith, Hale, Julia, Hoffmann, Christa M., Bunzel, Mirko

“…Mechanical properties of sugar beet are important during harvesting and processing. To potentially correlate mechanical properties with structural features of…”
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Workflow for phenotyping sugar beet roots by automated evaluation of cell characteristics and tissue arrangement using digital image processing by Nause, Nelia, Ispizua Yamati, Facundo R, Seidel, Marion, Mahlein, Anne-Katrin, Hoffmann, Christa M

“…Cell characteristics, including cell type, size, shape, packing, cell-to-cell-adhesion, intercellular space, and cell wall thickness, influence the physical…”
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High stability of genotypic differences in puncture resistance of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) roots under various growing conditions by Nause, Nelia, Tossens, Alain, Tschoep, Hendrik, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…Mechanical properties of sugar beet roots are related to their damage susceptibility and storability. For selection in breeding, it is beneficial to identify…”
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Growth analysis of autumn and spring sown sugar beet by Hoffmann, Christa M., Kluge-Severin, Sinje

“…▶ Leaf and storage root growth of autumn sown beet was temperature driven, not day length sensitive. ▶ Cambium ring formation showed an exponential rise to…”
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Genotypic differences in storage losses of sugar beet – causes and indirect criteria for selection by Schnepel, Katharina, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…To improve the storability of sugar beets, this study aimed at determining reasons for genotypic variability in sugar losses and invert sugar accumulation…”
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Importance of growth stage and weather conditions for the winter hardiness of autumn sown sugar beet by Loel, Jens, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…•Survival of sugar beet during winter depends on location and year.•Growth stage of plants before winter is more important for survival than weather conditions…”
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Light absorption and radiation use efficiency of autumn and spring sown sugar beets by Hoffmann, Christa M., Kluge-Severin, Sinje

“…The cultivation of autumn sown sugar beets is expected to result in large yield increases due to more light absorption. The objective of this study was thus to…”
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Assessment of breeding progress in sugar beet by testing old and new varieties under greenhouse and field conditions by Loel, Jens, Kenter, Christine, Märländer, Bernward, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…•Breeding progress of sugar beet was between 0.6 and 0.9% white sugar yield a−1.•It is caused by improved biomass partitioning and better technical…”
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Method for in-field texture analysis of sugar beet roots using a handheld penetrometer by English, William, Ekelöf, Joakim, Vancutsem, Françoise, Leijdekkers, Martijn, Kleuker, Gunnar, Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…Methodology for analysing textural properties of sugar beet roots in the laboratory has previously been established. It has been shown to be reliable and of…”
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Impact of different environments in Europe on yield and quality of sugar beet genotypes by Hoffmann, Christa M., Huijbregts, Toon, van Swaaij, Noud, Jansen, Rudolf

“…Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L.) yield and quality are determined by genotype and environment. This study aimed at analysing the relative importance of the…”
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Root Quality of Sugarbeet by Hoffmann, Christa M.

“…The composition of the sugar beet root affects the recovery of crystalline sugar in the factory considerably. K, Na and amino N are melassigenic and are,…”
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Changes in the processing quality of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) during long-term storage under controlled conditions by Kenter, Christine, Hoffmann, Christa M

“…Long-term storage of sugar beet is an option to extend the processing campaign of the sugar factories in Europe. In the present study, changes in the…”
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Effects of weather variables on sugar beet yield development ( Beta vulgaris L.) by Kenter, Christine, Hoffmann, Christa M., Märländer, Bernward

“…There is much data on the impact of weather variables on the growth of sugar beet from studies conducted under controlled conditions or single field…”
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Socio-economic aspects of irrigation agriculture as livelihood for rural families in Brazil’s semi-arid northeast by Heinrich Hagel, Christa Hoffmann, José Ferreira Irmão, Reiner Doluschitz

“…Along the lower-middle São Francisco River, in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil, irrigated agriculture contributes to reduce rural poverty. In the…”
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Impact of water supply on photosynthesis, water use and carbon isotope discrimination of sugar beet genotypes by Bloch, Dorit, Hoffmann, Christa M., Märländer, Bernward

“…Improvements in drought tolerance of crop plants require research focused on physiological processes. In 2002 and 2003 pot experiments with sugar beet were…”
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The angiotensin II type 2 receptors protect renal tubule mitochondria in early stages of diabetes mellitus by Micakovic, Tamara, Papagiannarou, Stamatia, Clark, Euan, Kuzay, Yalcin, Abramovic, Katarina, Peters, Jörg, Sticht, Carsten, Volk, Nadine, Fleming, Thomas, Nawroth, Peter, Hammes, Hans-Peter, Alenina, Natalia, Gröne, Hermann-Josef, Hoffmann, Sigrid Christa

“…Diabetic nephropathy correlates more closely to defective mitochondria and increased oxidative stress in the kidney than to hyperglycemia. A key driving factor…”
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Comparison of energy consumption and economic performance of organic and conventional soybean production——A case study from Jilin Province, China by ZHANG, Li-wei, Feike, Til, Holst, Jirko, Hoffmann, Christa, Doluschitz, Reiner

“…Modern agriculture heavily depends on energy consumption, especially fossil energy, but intensive energy input increases the production cost for producers and…”
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