sugar beet
various cultivars of a beet, Beta vulgaris, of the amaranth family, having a white root, cultivated for the sugar it yields.
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Goodman estimates that there are over a hundred different genetic modifications that have been approved by the regulatory bodies in the US in crops like rice, corn, soybeans, sugar beets, canola, and more.
Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say ‘yes.’ | Charlotte Hu | September 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe only training he had in crop breeding was a brief course in cultivating sugar beets at the Kiev Agricultural Institute.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusWhich is why sugar-free cannabis edibles have become a thing, from Olala’s infused sodas to ZootRocks candies sweetened with sugar beets and Stevia.
In addition to living in a van, Bruder worked alongside her interview subjects, in workplaces from a sugar beet harvesting plant to an Amazon fulfillment center.
What to Know About Nomadland and the Real-Life Community Behind the Movie | Annabel Gutterman | February 15, 2021 | TimeThe mix also included a byproduct from processing sugar beets.
A soil-based ‘concrete’ could make buildings green, even on Mars | Kathiann Kowalski | December 22, 2020 | Science News For Students
As one weeder put it: "Poor man make no money, make plenty children—plenty children good for sugar-beet business."
The Pivot of Civilization | Margaret SangerHe it was who in creating the sugar beet laid the foundation for one of the chief industries of our time.
Little Masterpieces of Science: | VariousIt occurs in many plants especially in the sugar cane and sugar beet.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonBordering the sand-barrens is a belt of land that produces grain and the sugar-beet.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. RedwayA considerable source of artificial potassic manures is the refuse manufacture of sugar-beet, such a large industry in Germany.
Manures and the principles of manuring | Charles Morton Aikman
British Dictionary definitions for sugar beet
a variety of the plant Beta vulgaris that is cultivated for its white roots from which sugar is obtained: Compare sugar cane
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