Sugar Beet Reports & Publications
⇒ 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
⇒ 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)
⇒ Group of Sugar Beet Pest Titles Includes Aphid-Borne Viruses (3277); Leaf Diseases (3278); Nematodes (3272) Part of the Sugar Beet Pest Management Series.
⇒ 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.