Types of beets: fodder, sugar, leaf

One of the types of perennial agricultural plants is beet. She belongs to the Amaranth family. Today, this root vegetable is grown by many gardeners in order to harvest a rich harvest of tasty and vitamin-enriched root vegetables that are stored for a long time. In addition, you can eat not only the fruits of this plant, but also the root with leaves. There are different types of beets.

The vegetable, which is often grown in our suburban areas, is a descendant of wild beets. This type of beet has been growing in the Far East and India for many centuries. Today, cultivated beet species are grown in many parts of the world.

In the first year of cultivation, the fruits of vegetable (red) beets can reach a weight of up to one kg. Large leaves are characterized by an oval shape with reddish veins.

The next year, a deciduous stem up to one meter long grows above the tops. The straight stem is quite branched, the leaves are located transversely. The thick and succulent root is completely in the soil. In the axils of flowering foliage, small dull flowers bloom, which form complex spikelets.

Beetroot: root vegetable photo

Types of beets and varieties with names and photos

A large number of the gardener knows the main types of beets. These are: canteen, leaf, feed and sugar. Varieties of wild beets in our area are very rare, and only their leaves can be eaten.

The most popular beets are table varieties. Juicy, large, pleasant to the taste fruits grow easily and under necessary conditions can be stored for a long time. A separate article is devoted to varieties of table beet, but now let's talk about its other varieties.

Beetroot: root vegetable photo

Sugar beets

The main purpose of growing this type of sugar beet is its subsequent processing to make sugar. In addition, this type of beet is used as a feed additive for animals. Only thanks to black soil can a rich harvest of this type of beet be collected. That is why Russia is one of the leaders in its show. Cultivation of sugar beets may be of interest to novice businessmen in the field of agriculture - the technology of growing beets is simple, and the harvest is quite rich.

The most popular varieties and types of sugar beets are: Accord, Vanessa, Araksia, Nesvizhsky-2, Crystal, Big Ben.

Type of sugar beet: photo of the variety

Fodder types of beets

This type of beet has long been cultivated on the territory of Russia. It is included in the diet of many animals.

Of course, it is not advisable to grow fodder beets in a small country house, because table beets are much tastier and are more often used in cooking.

Situations often arise when the fodder type of beet is tried to be passed off as a dining room. But the deception is easy to "recognize" - the stern is much larger and brighter. An important distinguishing feature of the fodder beet is its shape - conical, spherical, elongated, cylindrical. Fruit color also varies - yellowish, white, dark red, pale pink. When you want to start cultivating fodder beets for feeding livestock or for resale, pay attention to the following types: Northern orange, Kiev pink beet, Marshal, single-seeded, Pervenets, Ekkendorf yellow, Timiryazevskaya, Titan.

Feed type of beet: photo

Beetroot

Sometimes you can find the name "chard". Beetroot can be found in European countries.The main value of this variety of beets is the high content of vitamins, carotene, trace elements and acids in the leaves. On the territory of Russia, chard is just beginning to gain popularity - it is not difficult to grow this variety and is able to bring a bountiful harvest twice in the summer. Chard looks like spinach.

As a distinctive feature of the leafy appearance of the beet, one can single out its shape of leaves, petiole and stem. The hue of the fruit varies from white to dark red. The tops can be eaten even without heat treatment - they are used in the preparation of fresh salads.

The most common leafy beet varieties are: White Silver, BrightLights, RhubarbChard, Lucullus, Pink Passion.

Beet leaf: photo