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An assessment of the long term storage methods for beetroot.
The primary pigments in red beet are the betalains, which include the red-violet betacyanins and the yellow betaxanthins. The recent adoption of betalain pigments from red beet as an alternative to synthetic food dyes has heightened interest in genetic modification of pigment production.
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.
Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Discover Life -- Beet, Beta vulgaris image
A. Since Swiss chard is a close relative of beets, plant it the same time you do beets. Generally seeds should be planted 2 to 3 weeks before the average last killing spring frost. In all but the northern parts seed can be sown for harvesting through the winter and most of the following year.
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.