<P> Sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production . In plant breeding it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet ( Beta vulgaris ) . Together with other beet cultivars , such as beetroot and chard , it belongs to the subspecies Beta vulgaris subsp . vulgaris . Its closest wild relative is the Sea beet ( Beta vulgaris subsp . maritima ) . </P>
<P> Sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production . In plant breeding it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet ( Beta vulgaris ) . Together with other beet cultivars , such as beetroot and chard , it belongs to the subspecies Beta vulgaris subsp . vulgaris . Its closest wild relative is the Sea beet ( Beta vulgaris subsp . maritima ) . </P>
which part of the plant is sugar beet
which part of the plant is sugar beet
root
root