A method of reducing the loss of sucrose during the storage of sugar beet. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

A method of reducing the loss of sucrose during the storage of sugar beet, due to respiration and the formation of invert sugar, characterized in that ethylene gas is injected into the soil, between the rows of sugar beet cultivation, and near the central part thereof, at spaced intervals, in sufficient quantities to reduce respiration and inhibit the formation of invert sugar in the harvested beets, and at a depth between 15 and 20 cm below the soil, when the beets have reached the phase of the fifth sheet. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)