Improving the chemical and physical properties of saline soils is crucial for the sustainable production of sugar beet and e cient processing of beet sugar. Here, the impacts of the application of treated lter cake on sugar beet bioforti cation under saline soil and sugar losses into molasses during beet sugar processing were evaluated for the rst time. The application of treated lter cake signi cantly reduced K%, Na% and α-amino-N while enhanced sucrose content and quality index of beet root juice.Consequently, sugar loss percentage, sugar loss yield and relative sugar loss yield were reduced, whereas recoverable sugar yield was enhanced. Linear regression analysis revealed that quality index and sugar loss yield were increased, whereas sugar loss percentage and relative sugar loss yield were reduced in response to the reduction of soil Na + content accompanied with increasing Ca 2+ content in the soil increased. The results provide treated lter cake as a promising amendment for saline soils remediation for improving bioforti cation of sugar beet and reducing sugar losses during beet sugar processing.

Soil salinity adversely affects the growth, yield, and quality parameters of sugar beet, leading to a reduction in root and sugar yields. Improving the physical and chemical properties of salt-affected soils is essential for sustainable cultivation and sugar beet production. A eld experiment was conducted at t the Delta Sugar Company Research Farm, El-Hamool, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt to evaluate the response of sugar beet to the application of beet sugar lter cake treated with sulfuric and phosphoric acid-treated, phosphogypsum (PG), desaline, humic acid and molasses under saline soil conditions. The application of treated lter cake enhanced root length, diameter and leaf area. The application of molasses enhanced root length, diameter and leaf area as well.Application of molasses increased sugar content and root yield. The application of either treated lter cake or molasses produced the highest recoverable sugar yield. Linear regression analysis revealed that the root yield, quality index and recoverable sugar yield increased in response to the increased availability of either Ca 2+ and K content in the soil which increases in response to the application of soil amendments and molasses. The application of treated beet sugar lter cake and molasses increased the calcium, magnesium and potassium availability in the soil. Treated lter cake is a promising organic soil amendment that enhanced the yield by 29%, and yield-related traits of sugar beet by improving the physical and chemical properties of the soil.

Soil salinity adversely affects the growth, yield, and quality parameters of sugar beet, leading to a reduction in root and sugar yields. Improving the physical and chemical properties of salt-affected soils is essential for sustainable cultivation and sugar beet production. A field experiment was conducted at t the Delta Sugar Company Research Farm, El-Hamool, Kafr El- Sheikh, Egypt to evaluate the response of sugar beet to the application of beet sugar filter cake treated with sulfuric and phosphoric acid-treated, phosphogypsum (PG), desaline, humic acid and molasses under saline soil conditions. The application of treated filter cake enhanced root length, diameter and leaf area. The application of molasses enhanced root length, diameter and leaf area as well. Application of molasses increased sugar content and root yield. The application of either treated filter cake or molasses produced the highest recoverable sugar yield. Linear regression analysis revealed that the root yield, quality index and recoverable sugar yield increased in response to the increased availability of either Ca2+ and K content in the soil which increases in response to the application of soil amendments and molasses. The application of treated beet sugar filter cake and molasses increased the calcium, magnesium and potassium availability in the soil. Treated filter cake is a promising organic soil amendment that enhanced the yield by 29%, and yield-related traits of sugar beet by improving the physical and chemical properties of the soil.

Improving the chemical and physical properties of saline soils is crucial for the sustainable production of sugar beet and efficient processing of beet sugar. Here, the impacts of the application of treated filter cake on sugar beet biofortification under saline soil and sugar losses into molasses during beet sugar processing were evaluated for the first time. The application of treated filter cake significantly reduced K%, Na% and α-amino-N while enhanced sucrose content and quality index of beet root juice. Consequently, sugar loss percentage, sugar loss yield and relative sugar loss yield were reduced, whereas recoverable sugar yield was enhanced. Linear regression analysis revealed that quality index and sugar loss yield were increased, whereas sugar loss percentage and relative sugar loss yield were reduced in response to the reduction of soil Na + content accompanied with increasing Ca 2+ content in the soil increased. The results provide treated filter cake as a promising amendment for saline soils remediation for improving biofortification of sugar beet and reducing sugar losses during beet sugar processing.

Sugar beet, the first sugar crop in Egypt, is one of the most salt tolerant crops. Tremendous amounts of sugar beet industrial byproducts, including filter cake, are annually produced from beet sugar factories causing environmental problems. A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Delta Sugar Company, Kafr El-Sheikh during the two successive seasons of 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 aiming to the response of sugar beet to application of sulphuric and phosphoric acids-treated filter cake under saline soil condition in terms of growth, yield and quality. Application of 1 ton/fed. of treated filter cake significantly enhanced root length, diameter and leaf area in both growing seasons. The highest values of root length and diameter, leaf area, root and top yields were obtained from the application of either 1 or 2 tons/fed. of treated filter cake. Molasses application led to significant enhancement of root length and diameter and leaf area as well. Application of molasses at the rate of 50 L/fed. significantly increased root and top yields.