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Beta vulgaris var. crassa

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Caryophyllidae:Caryophyllales:Chenopodiaceae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 3712

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A glabrous herb with a swollen taproot and red or green rosette leaves. The plant can in the second year reach 120 cm in height. USES The roots are eaten boiled as a vegetable, in salads, pickled, canned, or fresh after having added oil and vinigar. Leaves also used as a boiled vegetable and young tender tops can be used as greens. Roots and leaves have medicinal properties. Betanins, obtained from the roots, are used industrially as red food colourants. KILLING T -3°C at the emergence stage, later -6°C. GROWING PERIOD Biennial herb, normally grown as an annual, growing 55-90 days. Requires two seasons to produce seed. COMMON NAMES Beetroot, Garden beet, Betterave potagere, Betterave a salade, Remolachia, Rote bete, Rube, Kroot, Rode biet, Chakundar, Bit, Remolatsa, Phakkat-daeng, Phakkat-farang. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: B. vulgaris v rubra. Garden beat is native of the Mediterranean region. It prefer moderate to high humidity. Photosynthesis pathway C 3. It is adapted to cool regions or dool seasons. In the tropics an elevation of more than 600 m is normally required for successful root development. In Puerto Rico beetroot does well in the cool season at altitudes above 780 m, and at above 990 m it does well throughout the year. Yields of 15-24 t/ha can be obtained.
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SOURCES (B. vulgaris L. Crassa group) Tindall H 1983 pp 75-77 [DRA, FER, PH, TEMP, RAIN] Maas E 1990 pp 277 Roecklein J 1987 pp 475 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 8 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Hartmann T 1981 pp 573-574 [TEMP, TEXT, DEP, DRA, FER] Kernick M 1961 pp 403 Rice R 1990 pp 291-292 [TEMP, TEXT, DRA, PH, FER] Hockings E 1961b pp 384-388 [TEXT, DEP, DRA, PH, FER, USE] Siemonsma J 1993 pp 97-101 [USE, TEMP, FER, DRA, PH, SAL]