Sugar beet
Title | Info |
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Common name | Sugar beet |
Scientific name | Beta vulgaris var. altissima |
Taxonomic group | Chenopodiaceae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Economic botany | Food plants; Industrial products |
Food plants | Root crops; Other |
Sugar beet. With an especially high sugar content, sugar beets are the raw material for a significant amount of the world's sugar production. This variety was developed in Europe in the 1700s.