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The byproducts of the sugar beet crop, such as pulp and molasses, add another 10% to the value of the harvest. [6] Sugar beets grow exclusively in the temperate zone, in contrast to sugarcane, which grows exclusively in the tropical and subtropical zones. The average weight of a sugar beet ranges between 0.5 and 1 kg (1.1 and 2.2 lb).
The Beet Sugar Factory was built between 1903 and 1906 to produce the sugar beets being grown in the Glendale area around the time. [1] The area's soil was considered prime for agriculture and federal reports stated that sugar beets would be a good crop to grow in the area. The building closed in 1986, and has not re-opened since despite ...
Altissima Group, [12] sugar beet (Syn. B. v. subsp. v. convar. vulgaris var. altissima) [13] - The sugar beet is a major commercial crop due to its high concentrations of sucrose, which is extracted to produce table sugar. It was developed from garden beets in Germany in the late 18th century after the roots of beets were found to contain sugar ...
In 2007, GM sugar beets were commercialized and GM seed sold in the United States. [1] In 2008/2009, 60% of the sugar beets grown in the US were GM. By 2009/2010, the percentage of GM beets had grown to 95%. [5] [9] In August 2010, commercial planting of GM sugar beets was suspended following a lawsuit and US district court revocation of their ...
By 1914, the sugar beet industry in the US matched the production of its European counterparts. The largest producers of beet sugar in the US were California, Utah, and Nebraska until the outbreak of World War II. [48] [49] In California, Japanese Americans were an important constituent in farming and production. When they were interned during ...
On one plot of land, the sugar factory would be built. On the others, at Sint-Genesius-Rode the farms Boesdaalhoeve and Sint-Gertrudishoeve were built to cultivate sugar beet in rotation with other crops. [2] The first stone for the sugar factory was set on 29 April 1836, and in 1837 construction was complete.
The Eerste Nederlandsche Coöperatieve Beetwortelsuikerfabriek, or First Dutch Beet Sugar Factory Cooperative was founded on 19 October 1899. In Zeeland, the cultivation of sugar beet was boosted by the disappearance of the cultivation of the common madder, a plant traditionally grown in the area for dying fabrics. [1]
Beet (Beta vulgaris) has an immense economic importance as sugar crop , 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 .