Bulletin No 80 - Cultivation of Sugar Beet

Authors

Percy G. Wicken, Western Australia Department of Agriculture

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Publication Date

1920

Series Number

80

Abstract

The beet belongs to the Chenopodiaceae or Salsolaceae, an order of plants which include among them many of the native saltbushes. The sugar beet (Beta vuigaris crassa) is supposed to have been developed from the wild beet (Beta vulgaris maritima), which is indigenous to the countries along the coast of Southern Europe. it is a biennial plant—that is, of two years' duration. The first year it produces a full-sized root, the second year it produces its seeds, and then dies off. Sometimes a few plants Produce seed the first year, but this is only on account of the seed being of poor quality.

Number of Pages

4

Publisher

State of Western Australia (Department of Agriculture)

City

Perth

Keywords

Sugar Beet, Western Australia

Disciplines

Fruit Science | Horticulture | Plant Biology | Plant Sciences

Recommended Citation

Wicken, P G. (1920), Bulletin No 80 - Cultivation of Sugar Beet. State of Western Australia (Department of Agriculture), Perth. Bulletin 80.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins1/18

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