Sugar Beet

Independent research has shown QUANTIS can counter the effects of crop stress that can
reduce yield and sugar content. Heat stress can stop crops growing, reducing yield
and potential. Using QUANTIS before high temperatures are forecast will minimise the
effect of stress and get your crop growing again. For optimum timing use the QUANTIS heat
stress tool.

Priming sugar beet with QUANTIS before stress event improves final yield

Average of 6 trials

When to use QUANTIS?

New research for 2022 revealed highest returns of yield and sugar content with an
application of QUANTIS before the first heat stress event. Maintain applications as
repeated stress events occur.

Applications in sugar beet from the time of crop cover (GS31), when the tap root begins
to expand, have been shown to be effective at reducing the effects of stress and
enabling sugars to be better transported to roots.

Apply QUANTIS at the rate of 2.0 l/ha prior to a stress event.

Register for the Syngenta Heat Stress Event Forecast to receive up to 14 days advance warning of local heat stress events and crop risks.

Visit www.syngenta.co.uk/quantis

With late drilled crops in 2023, don’t let green leaf area loss and disease reduce your crops yield potential. Use PRIORI Gold at first signs of disease to maintain a healthy canopy and bulking for as long as possible.

Disease control + green leaf retention

Combination of strobilurin + triazole actives in one, for better disease control + built-in resistance management.

PRIORI Gold is effective on all UK diseases - rust, powdery mildew, Cercospora and
Ramularia.

Rust	Powdery Mildew	Cercospora	Ramularia
When: July onwards Risk: Damp conditions and temperatures between 15–22°C. Varietal susceptibility Severity: Up to 10–14% yield reduction	When: July to early autumn Risk: Mild winters, dry and warm conditions. Varietal susceptibility Severity: Early infections can reduce yields by up to 20%	When: Mid July to October Risk: Warm wet weather, with temperatures above 25°C. No resistant varieties Severity: Increasing problem in the UK. Losses can exceed 50%	When: Mid to late autumn Risk: Cooler temperatures (17–20°C) and wet conditions Severity: Usually very low
PRIORI GOLD STAR RATING
*****	*****	***	*****
Autumn growth can account for up to 40% of yield potential, so foliar disease control is critical to maximise grower return. Source: British Sugar

Trial: Coningsby, Lincolnshire 2022.

Fungicide application in sugar beet. Inset: Twin angled nozzles

• For early applications (up to 8-12 true leaves), use angled nozzles with a medium to coarse droplet pattern, applying 100 l/ha water volume.
• With later applications targeting the green leaf canopy, use a coarse droplet nozzle and apply at 200 l/ha water volume to improve foliage penetration and coverage of lower leaves and crown.
• The use of 90% drift reduction 3D ninety nozzles has been shown to reduce risk of drift and, for sugar beet foliar applications, could deliver more spray to the lower leaves in the canopy. Fit nozzles facing forwards and backwards along the sprayer boom to alternate the angled spray pattern.
• The angled body of the Syngenta 3D ninety nozzle optimises targeting throughout the canopy, with the very coarse droplet spectrum giving more effective penetration to the crown.
• Drift reduction nozzles improve the stability of the spray pattern to deliver more consistent leaf coverage of the complete canopy, particularly in sub optimal conditions.