Table 2 Changes of dry matter distribution of sugar beet under different treatments.

From: Effects of continuous cropping and application of bio-organic fertilizer on photosynthetic performance, dry matter accumulation and distribution of sugar beet

Year

Treatment

Growth Stage

Rapid growth stage of foliage

Root and sugar growth stage

Sugar accumulation stage

Dry matter ration of above ground (%)

Dry matter ratio of root tuber (%)

Root shoot ratio

Dry matter ration of above ground (%)

Dry matter ratio of root tuber (%)

Root shoot ratio

Dry matter ration of above ground (%)

Dry matter ratio of root tuber (%)

Root shoot ratio

2020

CKN

64.02c

35.98a

0.56a

49.80e

50.20bc

1.01b

43.28e

56.72b

1.31b

CKY

63.32c

36.68a

0.58a

48.17cd

51.83a

1.08a

41.92f

58.08a

1.39a

C1N

64.49bc

35.51ab

0.55ab

50.54bc

49.46c

0.98cd

44.44cd

55.56cd

1.25cd

C1Y

64.28bc

35.72ab

0.56a

48.87de

51.13ab

1.05b

43.36e

56.64b

1.31b

C2N

64.45bc

35.55ab

0.55ab

50.85bc

49.15cd

0.97d

44.89bc

55.11de

1.23de

C2Y

64.05c

35.95a

0.56ab

49.82cd

50.18bc

1.01bc

43.6de

56.4bc

1.29bc

C3N

64.89bc

35.11ab

0.54ab

51.32bc

48.68cd

0.95de

44.64ab

55.36ef

1.24ef

C3Y

64.46bc

35.54ab

0.55ab

52.19b

47.81d

0.92def

45.25abc

54.75def

1.21def

C4N

66.55a

33.45c

0.50c

54.85a

45.15e

0.82f

45.30a

54.70f

1.21f

C4Y

65.78ab

34.22bc

0.52bc

54.15a

45.85e

0.85ef

45.94a

54.06f

1.18f

Cropping Year

CK

63.67b

36.33a

0.57a

48.99d

51.01a

1.00a

42.60c

57.40a

1.35a

C1

64.39b

35.61a

0.55a

49.71cd

50.29ab

0.93b

43.90b

56.10b

1.28b

C2

64.25b

35.75a

0.56a

50.33c

49.67b

0.92b

44.24b

55.76b

1.26b

C3

64.68b

35.32a

0.55a

51.75b

48.25c

0.87c

45.38a

54.62c

1.20c

C4

66.16a

33.84b

0.52b

54.50a

45.50d

0.84c

45.99a

54.01c

1.17c

Fertilizer

Y

64.38a

35.62a

0.55a

50.64a

49.36a

0.93a

44.01a

55.99a

1.27a

N

64.88a

35.12a

0.54a

51.47a

48.53a

0.90a

44.83a

55.17a

1.23a

Significance of factor

Cropping Year (C)

6.52**

6.52**

6.43**

36.84***

36.84***

35.83***

70.54***

70.54***

73.75***

Fertilizer (F)

2.33NS

2.33NS

2.36NS

6.72*

6.72*

9.53**

33.89***

33.89***

37.42***

C × F

0.10NS

0.10NS

0.10NS

2.07NS

2.07NS

2.81**

3.58*

3.58*

4.20*

2021

CKN

64.99de

35.01ab

0.54ab

47.77c

52.23b

1.09b

40.33e

59.67b

1.48b

CKY

64.21e

35.79a

0.56a

46.46d

53.54a

1.15a

39.23f

60.77a

1.55a

C1N

65.87cd

34.13bc

0.52bc

50.04b

49.96c

1.00c

43.27b

56.73e

1.31e

C1Y

65.72cde

34.28abc

0.52abc

47.61c

52.39b

1.10b

42.16d

57.84c

1.37c

C2N

67.12bc

32.88cd

0.49cd

50.17ab

49.83cd

0.99c

43.15bc

56.85de

1.32de

C2Y

65.84cd

34.16bc

0.52bc

47.69c

52.31b

1.10b

42.27cd

57.73cd

1.37cd

C3N

68.18ab

31.82de

0.47de

50.89a

49.11d

0.97d

43.99b

56.01e

1.27e

C3Y

67.04bc

32.96cd

0.49cd

50.26ab

49.74cd

0.99d

43.66b

56.34e

1.29e

C4N

69.10a

30.90e

0.45e

50.20ab

49.80cd

0.99d

46.75a

53.25f

1.14f

C4Y

67.48b

32.52d

0.48de

50.22ab

49.78cd

0.99d

46.09a

53.91f

1.17f

Cropping Year

CK

64.61d

35.39a

0.55a

47.12c

52.88a

1.12a

39.78d

60.22a

1.51a

C1

65.79cd

34.21ab

0.52b

48.82b

51.18b

1.07b

42.72c

57.29b

1.34b

C2

66.49bc

33.52bc

0.50bc

48.93b

51.07b

1.07b

42.71c

57.29b

1.34b

C3

67.61ab

32.39cd

0.48cd

50.58a

49.79c

1.00c

43.82b

56.18c

1.28c

C4

68.29a

31.71d

0.46d

50.21a

49.42c

0.99c

46.42a

53.58d

1.16d

Fertilizer

Y

66.06a

33.94a

0.51a

48.45b

51.55a

1.07a

42.68a

57.32a

1.35a

N

67.05a

32.95a

0.49a

49.81a

50.19b

1.03a

43.50a

56.50a

1.30a

Significance of factor

Cropping Year (C)

19.60***

19.60***

19.47***

64.80***

64.80***

71.68***

108.99***

108.99***

129.67***

Fertilizer (F)

11.25**

11.25**

10.69**

81.14***

81.14***

28.67***

15.82***

15.82***

19.52***

C × F

0.73NS

0.73NS

0.6NS

10.49***

10.49***

6.97**

0.51NS

0.51NS

0.8*

  1. Numbers followed by different letters in each column indicate significantly differences at α = 0.05 based on ANOVA test.
  2. The statistical significance is denoted by *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001, and NS, not significant.