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Beta vulgaris, spinach beet. Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London.. Picture, Image, Photo, Photograph, The Natural History Museum, London
A standard A-level biology practical is to examine the effect of temperature on membrane stability in beetroot, assessed by the degree of pigment leakage.
Lindsay Kinateder of Provo, UT., created Rustic Potato Turnip Cake and White Swiss Chard 6 medium Russet potatoes, peeled and quartered 2 medium turnips, peeled and quartered 1/2 cup of low-fat buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon of Mrs.
See "Table 1 Vegetables for human consumption" on p.1 of the Horticulture PSM statement for 1995: Dataset Documentation Catalogue, reference CRDA/4/DD/4/1/4
SWISS CHARD Swiss chard , Beta vulgaris L.cicla, also known as spinach beet, is a biennial but is grown as an annual. It is commonly, but incorrectly, called spinach, and is a very close relative to beetroot. It belongs to the Chenopodiaceae, or goosefoot family.
The excised shoot tips of Beta vulgaris L. cvs. Ras poly, Gala and Lola were inoculated aseptically on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium with 0.25 mg dm(-3) alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 1.00 mg dm(-3) 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). They produced multiple shoots at relatively high frequency.