Sugar beet Brin

Technological potential of the Brin hybrid by Strube

The Brin sugar beet hybrid from the German breeding company Strube is a balanced solution for farms focused on stable yields under high infection pressure. The cornerstone of this hybrid's productivity is not only its sugar accumulation potential, reaching 17–18%, but also its comprehensive genetic resistance of the root system.

Phytopathological barrier and root design

The key engineering decision in this hybrid is its resistance to specific soil and foliar pathogens. The oval-conical root design is optimized for easy extraction from the soil during mechanical harvesting, which reduces losses and mechanical damage.

• Protection against black root and rhizoctonia: Genetic markers provide resistance to soil-borne pathogens during the early vegetation stages, when seedlings are most vulnerable. This allows avoiding crop thinning without relying excessively on soil fungicide treatments.
• Control of foliar infections: High resistance to cercospora combined with protection against powdery mildew helps maintain the leaf apparatus in an active state until harvest. Preserving the photosynthetic area is critical for ensuring the declared sugar levels.
• Resistance to rot: The root tissue structure has high density, which hinders the penetration of secondary rots during storage and transportation to processing plants.

Choosing "Brin" is justified for soil and climatic zones with moderate to high epiphytotic risks, where a hybrid capable of converting photosynthetic energy into sugar without wasting excessive resources on disease management is required.