Sugar Beet
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| Scientific name | Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris convar. vulgaris var. altissima |
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| Higher classification | Beet |
| Cultivar group | Altissima |
| Rank | Variety |
| Origin | Silesia |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2963264 |
About Sugar Beet
A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet.
New tech boosts Dutch drive for sustainable farming
... In the southwest of the Netherlands, Jacob van den Borne is a third-generation farmer producing mainly potatoes but also Sugar Beet, wheat and barley, as well as small crops like parsnips and sweet potatoes across 900 hectares of land...
Confectionery firms try to sugar coat price rises
... Some 80% of the world s sugar supply comes from sugar cane, with Sugar Beet providing the remainder...
Ukrainian vodka producers toast a rise in global sales
... " You can taste the difference between true vodka made out of grain or potato, and poor substitutes that use cheap ingredients such as corn, Sugar Beet, rice and sorghum, " she says...
UK allows emergency use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide
... A Defra spokesperson said the use of one type of neonicotinoid on Sugar Beet was " based on robust scientific assessment"...
