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Sugar Beet

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The sugar beet is a root crop bred for a high concentration of sucrose, grown commercially for sugar extraction in temperate climates unsuited to sugarcane. Unlike most crops in this atlas, it is not an ancient domestication but a deliberate 18th-century breeding programme: the modern sugar beet emerged in Silesia under the sponsorship of the Prussian king Frederick the Great, with the white Silesian variety, developed from 1786, becoming the progenitor of every contemporary sugar beet cultivar. Beyond sugar, its pulp and molasses byproducts are used as animal feed, and it is also grown for ethanol production.

Facts
Scientific Name
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (Altissima cultivar group) 2
Crop Class
Sugar 3
Domestication Region
Silesia (a deliberate 18th-century breeding programme, not an ancient domestication) 2
Domesticated When (Circa)
From 1786 (white Silesian variety, the progenitor of contemporary cultivars) 2
Classification
Life Cycle
Annual 1
Life Cycle
Biennial 1
Primary Use
Fuel 2
Era
Era (category)
Early Modern 2
Era (category)
Contemporary (post-1950) 2
Sugar Beet
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Arabis mosaic virus

Sugar Beet
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Affected By

Arabis mosaic virus, Pests and Diseases
Source Arabis mosaic virus (Wikipedia)
Crown Gall, Pests and Diseases
Source Crown Gall (Wikipedia)
Erysiphe betae, Pests and Diseases
Source Erysiphe betae (Wikipedia)
Heterodera schachtii, Pests and Diseases
Source Heterodera schachtii (Wikipedia)
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Era Of Origin

The Contemporary Period

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The Early Modern Period

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Found In

Silesia

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Source Wikipedia: Sugar beettier 2
Sources
1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database: USDA PLANTS profile data for Beta vulgaris
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS DatabasePlantProfile, Durations
Quote, PlantProfile, Durations
"Durations": [ "Annual", "Biennial" ]
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2. Wikipedia: Sugar beet
Wikipedia
  • lead section, History
  • lead description or Wikipedia lead (primary-uses)
    Beyond sugar, its pulp and molasses byproducts are used as animal feed, and it is also grown for ethanol production.
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3. Sugar beet (Wikipedia)
lead: grown commercially for sugar productionView the Source
Crown Gall (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAffected By: Crown Gall, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Crown Gall, Article text
Economically, A. tumefaciens is a serious pathogen of walnuts, grape vines, stone fruits, nut trees, sugar beets, horseradish, and rhubarb, and the persistent nature of the tumors or galls caused by the disease make it particularly harmful for perennial crops.
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Heterodera schachtii (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Heterodera schachtii, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Heterodera schachtii, Article text
It infects more than 200 different plants including economically important crops such as sugar beets, cabbage, broccoli, and radish.
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Erysiphe betae (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Erysiphe betae, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Erysiphe betae, Article text
It is a species of powdery mildew found on genera including Beta, Dysphania and Spinacia that can affect crops of sugar beet, potentially causing up to a 30% yield loss.
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Arabis mosaic virus (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Arabis mosaic virus, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Arabis mosaic virus, Article text
Arabis mosaic virus infects multiple hosts, including strawberries, hops, hemp, grape, geraniums, raspberries, sugar beets, celery, horseradish, lilac, peach, and lettuces.
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