Sugar beet
of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis in the leaves and is then stored in the root. Sugar beets are the second only major source of the world’s sugar [...] production. Sugar beets grow exclusively in temperate zones, in contrast to sugarcane, which grows exclusively in tropical and subtropical zones. The soil [...] common beet. Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. The root of sugar beets contain high