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Beta vulgaris in the Linnaean Typification Project.
Tiff G. - 11:06pm Feb 7, 2003 My lab partners and I know that Lipids are miscible in organic solvents and that organic solvents destroy the beetroot plasma membrane. BUT... Why are lipids miscible in organic solvents? Is it because they are miscible that they destroy the membrane? ALSO...
Cultivation and Breeding: Both white and red beets were already known in Sicily 1000 years BC. Varieties with distinctly swollen roots were first established in Europe in the middle ages. Since the 16th Century, beetroots have been cultivated for culinary purposes.
All the varieties of this domestic species ultimately originate from wild Sea Beet Beta maritima which is indigenous to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic seaboard of Europe.
Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Discover Life -- Beet, Beta vulgaris image
During the life span of higher plants, wounding is a common event. The open wound surface causes uncontrolled water loss and offers an entry point for pathogens.