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BETA VULGARIS VAR ALTISSIMA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Industrial Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sugar beet
1, record 1, English, sugar%20beet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sugarbeet 2, record 1, English, sugarbeet
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Four distinct types [of beets] are cultivated for four different purposes: (1) the garden beet [as] a garden vegetable; (2) the sugar beet, a major source of sugar: (3) the mangel-wurzel, or mangold, a succulent feed for livestock; and (4) the leaf beet, or Swiss chard, for its leaves, which may be eaten or used as a seasoning. [The] sugar beet, commercially the most important type, [accounts] for about a third of the world's sugar production ... 3, record 1, English, - sugar%20beet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes industrielles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- betterave à sucre
1, record 1, French, betterave%20%C3%A0%20sucre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- betterave sucrière 1, record 1, French, betterave%20sucri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- betterave industrielle 2, record 1, French, betterave%20industrielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La betterave industrielle. La culture de la betterave à sucre débuta en France en 1811, lorsqu’un décret impérial ordonna que [des hectares] lui soient consacrés afin de pallier les effets du blocus anglais qui entravait l’arrivage du sucre de canne en provenance des Antilles. 3, record 1, French, - betterave%20%C3%A0%20sucre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Cultivo de plantas industriales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- remolacha azucarera
1, record 1, Spanish, remolacha%20azucarera
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Es una planta de la familia de las Quenopodiáceas (orden Centrospermae) y deriva de la "Beta Marítima", especie originaria del litoral mediterráneo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - remolacha%20azucarera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La remolacha azucarera durante el primer año desarrolla una gruesa raíz napiforme y una roseta de hojas; durante el segundo, emite una inflorescencia copiosamente ramificada, en panículo y puede pasar de un metro. [...] Aunque el principal aprovechamiento del cultivo de la remolacha sea la producción de azúcar, también se obtienen otros subproductos [...] como son las melazas y las pulpas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - remolacha%20azucarera
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