RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Transplanting as a means to enhance crop security of fodder beet JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 056408 DO 10.1101/056408 A1 EN Khaembah A1 WR Nelson YR 2016 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/10/07/056408.abstract AB Fodder beet has become a popular winter feed for all stock classes in New Zealand. However, poor crop establishment frequently leads to either significant loss in yield, through below-target plant populations, weed competition, or crop failure. This study demonstrates that establishing the crop from transplants, common in the vegetable industry, is one way to achieve a uniform plant population and reduce weed competition through early establishment of canopy cover. The most significant effect of transplant establishment is that the target plant population is readily achieved.