Sugar beets were big news last week−;under the heads of science, business and politics. Beets might long ago have supplied the U.S. with all the sugar it needs but for one stubborn fact−sugar-beet ...

To procure this food item in-house, choose a spot that gets good sunlight and has soil that drains well. According to ...

Conditions in which seeds of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) will germinate are relatively narrowly limited by a deficient or an excessive water-supply. The ovary cap, which covers each seed situated ...

If you’re Monsanto, you’re probably really proud of your genetically modified (GMO) sugar beets. Introduced in 2008, the beets are the company’s most recent Roundup Ready product genetically ...

Annals of Botany, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 158 (November 1974), pp. 1045-1051 (7 pages) Soaking sugar-beet seed in 1·0 M sodium chloride solution killed 6 per cent of the seeds but the remainder ...