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Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Authority Family Magnoliopsida:Caryophyllidae:Caryophyllales:Chenopodiaceae Synonyms Common names Silver beet Editor Ecocrop code 2474

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A beet with large crisp, fleshy leaf stalks and large leaves rather than enlarged roots. USES The midribs of the leaves are eaten boiled like asparagus. It has medicinal properties. GROWING PERIOD Normally biennial, cool-season crop, growing 50-60 days to first harvest, but may require up to 150 days. Seeds are produced in the second year, after the mature plants have been subjected to a cold period. COMMON NAMES Swiss chard, Seakale beet, Silver beet, Bette, Poiree a carde, Arde, Cote de blette, Remolacha para, Acelga cardo, Mangold, Snijbiet. FURTHER INF Wild forms of B. vulgaris occur along the shores of the Mediterranean. Yields of up to 10 t/ha can be obtained.
Sources
SOURCES (Beta vulgaris L. var cicla Moq.) Tindall H 1983 pp 74-75 [TEMP, SAL, FER] Hartmann T 1981 pp 571 [TEMP, TEXT, DRA, FER, USE] Siemonsma J 1993 pp 97-101 [USE, TEMP, FER, DRA, PH, SAL] Rehm S 1991 pp 140 [USE]