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.

Cultivation overview 2024/2025

Type	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato	Emiliana, medium early	4	Plantation: Sprout:		Interrow Cultivator: Heap dams:
Poato	Red Sonja, early	4	Plantation: Sprout:		Interrow Cultivator: Heap dams:
Potato	Karelia, medium early	4	Plantation: Sprout:		Interrow Cultivator: Heap dams:

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Fodder beet	Feldherr	10				Sowing: Germination:		Interrow Cultivator:
Sugar beet (Feadbeet)	Calledia KWS	10				Sowing: Germination:		Interrow Cultivator:
Fodder (Energy) beet	Ribambelle	10				Sowing: Germination:		Interrow Cultivator:
Marrow-stem kale	Inka	110	4,4	95	4,3	Sowing: Germination:		Interrow Cultivator:

Types and varieties

Potato Emiliana

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Family: Solanum (Solanaceae)

Variety: Emiliana , medium early

Cooking type: waxy

Art	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato	Emiliana	4	Plantation: 12.04.2024 Sprout: 16.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator: Heap dams:

Potato Red Sonja

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Family: Solanum (Solanaceae)

Variety: Red Sonja, early

Cooking type: predominantly waxy

Art	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato	Red Sonja	4	Plantation: 12.04.2024 Sprout: 16.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator: Heap dams:

Potato Karelia

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Family: Solanum (Solanaceae)

Variety: Karelia, medium early

Cooking type: mealy

Art	Variety	Tuber/m²	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Potato	Karelia	4	Plantation: 12.04.2024 Sprout: 16.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator: Heap dams:

Fodder beet Feldherr

Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)

Family: Amaranths (Amaranthaceae)

Variety: Feldherr

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Fodder beet	Feldherr	10				Sowing: 15.04.2024 Germination: 13.05.2024		Interrow cultivator:

Sugar beet Calledia KWS

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. altissima)

Family: Amaranths (Amaranthaceae)

Variety: Calledia KWS

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Sugar beet (Feadbeet)	Calledia KWS	10				Sowing: 15.04.2024 Germination: 13.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator:

Fodder (Energy) beet Ribambelle

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

Family: Amaranths (Amaranthaceae)

Variety: Ribambelle

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Fodder (Energy) beet	Ribambelle	10				Sowing: 15.04.2024 Germination: 13.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator:

Marrow-stem kale Inka

Marrow-stem kale (Brassica oleracea var. medullosa)

Family: Cruciferous (Brassicaceae)

Variety: Inka

Tutorial: Markstammkohl

Type	Variety	Grains/m²	TKG	KF %	Seed rate kg/ha	Measures	Fertilisation	Plant protection
Marrow- stem kale	Inka	110	4,4	95	4,3	Sowing: 02.05.2024 Germination: 16.05.2024		Interrow Cultivator: