Effect of Sodic Water and Soil on the Growth Yield of Sugarbeet (Beta Vulgaris)

Consistent use of high RSC water may deteriorate the physical properties of soil and increases pH and SAR of soil. Continuous use may reduce germination / the establishment of seedling, retards plant growth and leads to a significant reduction in yield. Therefore, a field experiment in microplots was displayed at research plot in St. John’s College, Agra to study the effect of sodic water on the growth yield of sugarbeet. The soil of the field is mostly alluvial in nature. The sugarbeet crop was sown in the winter season in 2008-09 and 2009-10. The experiment was conducted in Two Factorial Design having 36 treatments. The different doses of gypsum as a chemical ameliorant along with 3 treatment of sodic water was used. The varying levels of gypsum were used before sowing the test crop. The application of sodic water was used at various intervals as per the need of the crop. So to improve the quality of crop and increase the production of the crop a chemical amendment gypsum was used. The response of gypsum treatment was found more effective in first year crop in comparison of second year crop and the gypsum also showed better response on growth parameters as well as on soil properties. Amendment like gypsum exhibited positive effect the crop yield.