Root- and tuber crops: Educational Garden Agricultural Sciences

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Root- and tuber crops

The crop of root and tuber fruits is under the soil. This makes harvesting the crops very laborious. The potato, still a staple food, originated in South America and came to Europe in the 16th century. Through selection of the Silesian white beet, the sugar beet was developed in the middle of the 18th century and is of great importance as a supplier of sugar. Today, the fodder beet is less important as cattle feed. So-called energy beet is grown as biomass in biogas plants for energy production.

Types and varieties

Potato Emiliana

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Family: Solanum (Solanaceae)

Cooking type: waxy

Art	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato, medium early	Emiliana	4	Plantation: Sprout:		Heap dams:

Potato Red Sonja

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Family: Solanum (Solanaceae)

Cooking type: predominantly waxy

Art	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato, early	Red Sonja	4	Plantation: Sprout:		Heap dams:

Potato Karelia

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Family: Solanum (Solanaceae)

Cooking type: mealy

Art	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato, medium early	Karelia	4	Plantation: Sprout:		Heap dams:

Fodder beet Feldherr

Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)

Family: Amaranths (Amaranthaceae)

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Fodder beet	Feldherr	10				Sowing: Germination:

Sugar beet Calledia KWS

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. altissima)

Family: Amaranths (Amaranthaceae)

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Sugar beet (Feadbeet)	Calledia KWS	10				Sowing: Germination:

Fodder (Energy) beet Ribambelle

Fodder (Energy) beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)

Family: Amaranths (Amaranthaceae)

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Fodder (Energy) beet	Ribambelle	10				Sowing: 22.04.2025 Germination: 09.05.2025	08.05.2025 80 kg N/ha (Entec 26%)	20.05.2025 2,0 l/ha Betanal, 1,5 l/ha Goltix, 0,6 l/ha Oblix

Marrow-stem kale Inka

Marrow-stem kale (Brassica oleracea var. medullosa)

Family: Cruciferous (Brassicaceae)

Tutorial: Markstammkohl

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KFxFA %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Marrow- stem kale	Inka	110	4,4	95	4,3	Sowing: Germination:		Interrow Cultivator:

Turnip Rondo

Turnip (Brassica rapa sub. rapa subvar. esculanta)

Family: Cruciferous (Brassicaceae)

Variety: Rondo

Tutorial: Turnip

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KFxFA %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Turnip	Rondo	90	2,3	98	1,7	Sowing: Germination: 16.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator:

Oil radish Rebellion

Oil radish (Rhapanus sativus var. oleiformis)

Family: Cruciferous (Brassicaceae)

Variety: Rebellion

Tutorial: Ölrettich

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KFxFA %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Oil radish	Rebellion	200	14,7	96	25,7	Sowing: Germination:		Interrow Cultivator: