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[R] Beta vulgaris L. v. cicla (Chenopodiaceae).
Fr: Bette; Ge: Mangold; Sp: Remolacha; It: Barbabietola rossa; Pt: ?.
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- Biennial plant, whose petiole and hypertrophied leaf veins are consumed as vegetables.
- It is sown in April-May and harvesting, leaf by leaf, begins two and a half months later and extends until autumn. Its cultivation resembles that of red beet.
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- Principal European pests: those of beet root.

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* Oats (Minost C.)
a: leaf with ligula, oreillette wanting; b: inflorescence = spreading panicule; c: spikelet containing 2-3 fertile flowers.

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