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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).
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. It is the crop species with the highest economic value in the order Caryophyllales.
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 ...
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 ...
Erysiphe betae is a fungal plant pathogen.It is a form of powdery mildew that can affect crops of sugar beet, that could cause up to a 30% yield loss.The fungus occurs worldwide in all regions where sugar beet is grown and it also infects other edible crops, e.g. beetroot.
Sugar beets rapidly lost sugar content after harvesting, meaning many of the industrial processing factories were required. Listed in approximate acquisition order: [1] [53] Loveland, Colorado built in 1901, 1,950 short tons (1,770 t) capacity in 1919. Described above. 3,400 short tons (3,100 t) capacity in 1976. Permanently closed in 1985.
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 ...