Defoliation produced by abiotic factors and the subsequent re-growth can reduce sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) sucrose content and final sugar yield. Field experiments were conducted during 2003 and 2004 growing seasons in the farm of Hellenic Sugar Industry SA, Larissa factory, central Greece. Three sugar beet cultivars (Rival, Europa and Corsica) were ordinary irrigated till the beginning of J...

Raw sugar colour is an increasing sugar quality concern, not because of a decline in the quality of South African very high pol raws but rather due to rapid improvements in the raw house colours in the rest of the world. Technically, raw sugar with lower colour has direct implications for the refiner’s effort and cost of processing that sugar. Enormous benefits could be derived if colourants co...

this study was carried out in lorestan silakhoor plain  during 2001-2002. twenty soil properties from 25 profiles were evaluated. profiles studied were entisols and inceptisols. moreover, soil classification resulted in 5 subgroups, 8 families and 17 soil series. in the study, parametric land evaluation method was used. the strong correlation between the land index and observed yield (r = 0.55)...

the sugar beet plant has a conical-shaped root and at harvest the tap-root breaks which remains in the soil. as a result, a significant amount of root yield and consequently sugar content is lost. furthermore, the field soil remains in the root fissures and is carried with the root to sugar factory. in rhizomania and nematode-infested areas, the soil movement causes the disease wide spread. in ...

The availability of fresh water and the quality of aquatic ecosystems are important global concerns, and agriculture plays a major role. Consumers and manufacturers are increasingly sensitive to sustainability issues related to processed food products and drinks. The present study examines the production of sugar from the growing cycle through to processing to the factory gate, and identifies t...

Multiple effect evaporator control is a problem that has been widely reported in the pulp and sugar industries. Evaporators are the largest heat users and major contributors to losses in sugar cane factories. These factors make effective evaporator control crucial to overall factory efficiency. The complexity and large number of interactions make single loop PID control (the conventional propor...