Methodology of integrated plant production.

Draft methodology for the integrated production of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

1. Introduction

2. Climate and soil requirements, and site selection
3. Selection of beet varieties in integrated production
4. Pre-sowing tillage and sowing
5. Sustainable beet fertilisation system
7. Biological methods in integrated protection of beet
8. Protection of useful entomofauna in beet plantations
9. Appropriate selection of techniques of application of plant protection products
10. Hygiene and health rules
11. Harvest and post-harvest procedure
12. Beet development phases based on the BBCH scale
13. List of mandatory activities and treatments in integrated production
14. Checklist for agricultural crops
15. Further reading