[Endopolyploidy and yield in diploid and tetraploid sugar beets II].

In diploid sugar beet the mesophyll cell sizes, arising from endotetraploidization, are well adapted to optimal yield requirements. In tetraploid sugar beet, however, the mesophyll cells of most plants become endooctoploid and hence too large. Trying to eliminate all endopolyploidy from tetraploids is not advisable, but some reduction of its extent seems advantageous.