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Beta
Also called Beets
Beta is a genus of annual, biennial and perennial plants in the amaranth and beet family, best known through the common beet (Beta vulgaris) and its cultivated forms: beetroot, chard and sugar beet. Grow them in full sun with moist, well-drained soil and cool weather.
Beta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. The best known member is the common beet, Beta vulgaris, but several other species are recognised. Almost all have common names containing the word "beet". Wild Beta species can be found throughout the Atlantic coast of Europe, the Mediterranean coastline, the Near East, and parts of Asia including India.
Beet (Beta vulgaris) has an immense economic importance as sugar crop (Sugar beet), and a great importance as a vegetable (Chard, Beetroot), and as fodder plant (Mangelwurzel). This species is also used as medicinal plant, ornamental plant, dye and as renewable resource. It is the crop species with the highest economical value in the order Caryophyllales. Therefore, the members of Beta and the related genus Patellifolia are interesting as crop wild relatives.
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