package of practices of betroot with important varities

1. University of agricultural and horticultural
sciences shimoga
Crop:beetroot
Submitted by:
Praful gowda

4. Introduction
•A true biennial
•Producing thicken roots and a rosette of leaves
•Mainly grown for their swollen roots
•Cultivation of beetroot is not cultivated is not
limited to the hill country
•It is an excellent source of folate and a good
source of manganese, and contains betaines.

7. Climatic requirements:
•Grown in all agro- ecological regions in the country
•Temperature
optimum temperature range 15◦c to 18◦c

15. Life cycle

29. Yield :
The average yield of beet root varies from 250
quintals to 300 quintals per hectare
It depends mainly on type of seed and other
factors

34. S.NO PARTICULARS Quantity Expenditure Income
1 seeds 2 kg 1500 -
2 sowing 8 persons 800 -
3 Weeding-3 times 30 persons 3000 -
4 Pesticide & labour 3feet 1500 -
5 FYM 2 load 1600 -
6 Poultry manure 1 load 1200 -
7 Tractor ploughing 1.15 hr 400 -
8 Ridges and
furrow(labour)
400 -
Economics of Beetroot Production in 1 acre of land
Price of 1 kg is Rs.4 to Rs.13.

35. 9 DAP 2 kg 1500 -
10 Potash 8 persons 800 -
11 Znso4 30 persons 3000 -
12 Micronutrient 3feet 1500 -
13 Granular pesticide 2 load 1600 -
14 potash 1 load 1200 -
15 Urea 1.15 hr 400 -
16 Irrigation(14 irrigation) 400 -
17 Harvest 4500 -
18 Total income(4×9000kg) 36000
total 18350 36000
Net profit 17650
source:TNAU AgriTech Portal

36. Benefit cost ratio:
= Gross returns /Cost of cultivation
=36000/18350
=1.96

37. Beet Juice with B12
Value added products
Beet sugar
Beetelite powder

38. chutney
Chocolate bar