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Colorful New Table Beets

Most table beets (Beta vulgaris) grown in the U.S. for fresh eating and processing are solid red in appearance. Beets with unusual features, such as cylindrical roots and striped ‘Chioggia’ patter...
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach, Beth Ann Workmaster | P110151US01

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Inbred Table Beet W446A and W446B

Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P01012US

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Inbred Table Beet W443A and W443B

Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P01011US

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Inbred Table Beet W434A and W434B

Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P01010US

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Inbred Table Beet W427A and W427B

Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P00202US

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High Pigment Golden Beets

Beets are generally available in two colors: red and golden. Beet color is determined by a class of antioxidant pigments known as betalains, which consists of red-violet betacyanins and yellow betaxan...
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P05099US

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High Pigment Golden Beets

Beets are generally available in two colors: red and golden. Beet color is determined by a class of antioxidant pigments known as betalains, which consists of red-violet betacyanins and yellow betaxan...
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P04345US

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A Monogerm Round-Type Inbred Table Beet

The table beet, a popular garden vegetable throughout the United States, is rich in folate, soluble and insoluble fiber, and vitamins A and C. Monogerm beets produce a single flower, while multigerm b...
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P03055US

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Badger Flame

UW-Madison’s “Vicar of Vegetables” on harvest, hubris and a beet born to be raw It has starred in Forbes and stormed Austin, Texas. It even charmed a wary podcaster. It…

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