Reports & Publications
Peer Reviewed
General
Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems: Sugar Crops (PDF), by S.R. Kaffka and D.A. Grantz (2014)
Sugarbeet (PDF), by L. Panella, S. Kaffka, R. Lewellen, M. McGrath, M. Metzger, and C. Strausbaugh (2014)
Guidelines for Growers
Alternatives to chlorpyrifos for sugarbeet production in the Imperial Valley (PDF), by S. Kaffka (2023)
The Effects of Saline Soil, Irrigation, and Seed Treatments on Sugarbeet Stand Establishment (PDF), by S. Kaffka and K. Hembree (2004)
Reducing fertilizer in sugarbeets can protect water quality (PDF), by S. Kaffka, D. Kirby, and G. Peterson (2001)
Saline water can be reused to irrigate sugarbeets, but sugar may be low (PDF), by S. Kaffka, D. Daxue, and G. Peterson (1999)
Use as Feedstock in Bio-Fuel Production
Advanced technology and modeling support biofuel production from beets in California (PDF), by S. Kaffka, T.G. Zhang, B.-L. Yeo, and W.-R. Yang (2014)
Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L) as a Biofuel Feedstock in the United States (PDF), by L. Panella and S. Kaffka (2010)
Production in the Imperial Valley
Sugarbeet Production in the Imperial Valley (PDF) by S. Kaffka and R. Tharp (2013)
UC-ANR Publications
UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Color Photo Guide to Sugarbeet Pests Use in conjunction with Sugarbeet: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines. Forty-four detailed color photos of sugarbeet insect and mite pests and disease symptoms. Included in Publication 3339PS1A. Three-hole drilled. [PURCHASE FROM ANR]
Group of Sugar Beet Pest Titles Includes Aphid-Borne Viruses (3277); Leaf Diseases (3278); Nematodes (3272) Part of the Sugar Beet Pest Management Series. [PURCHASE FROM ANR]
Color Photo Guide to Sugarbeet Pests plus Text Copy of Guidelines Forty-four detailed color photos of sugarbeet insect and mite pests and disease symptoms. Three-hole drilled. Bundled with a printed copy of the current UC IPM Pest Management Guideline for Sugarbeet. [PURCHASE FROM ANR]