Bolting and Flowering of Sugar Beets in Continuous Darkness

Bolting and flowering control in sugar beet: relationships and effects of gibberellin, the bolting gene B and vernalization

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Bolting, the first visible sign of reproductive transition in beets (Beta vulgaris), is controlled by the dominant bolting gene B (B allele), which allows for flowering under long days (LDs, >14 h light) without prior vernalization. The B-locus carries recessive alleles (bb) in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. spp. vulgaris), so that vernalization and LDs are required for boltin...

Effect of photoperiod and light intensity on bolting and flowering in celery

Comparison of Promoter Sequences of Flowering Control Genes, FT1 and Three Versions of VIN3, in Susceptible and Resistant Sugar Beet Genotypes to Bolting

Autumn sowing of sugar beet is a suitable way in sustainable agriculture. Bolting is an undesirable phenomenon which reduces sugar beet yield and it is the most important limiting factor in autumn sowing of sugar beet. Identification and comparison of the sequence of flowering genes in various genotypes can help to understand the molecular mechanisms controlling bolting. In the previous studies...

Acid Beverage Floc from Sugar Beets

Acid beverage floc (ABF), a flocculated turbid material that can form in sugar-sweetened, acidified, carbonated beverages after several days standing, is a customer problem to bever­ age bottlers and their suppliers of sugar. ABF from beet sugar has been reported to be caused by a saponin from the beet plant, and recent work has shown the presence of several sa­ ponins in sugarbeet. ABF from ca...

response of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) to photoperiod before and after bolting and flowering

this research was carried at the university of reading in 1999. the aim was to estimate the effects of 18 hd-1 (long-day, ld) and 12 hd-1 (short-day, sd) light exposure duration of plants before bolting or flowering on time to bolt and flower in two bolting susceptible (bsg, ic1) and bolting resistant (brg, saxon) genotypes of sugar beet. so, two experiments were conducted. the experiments were...