Description
Paul Pfenninger (Author), Jerry Coleman (Presenter), Michigan Sugar Company. Presented at the 2012 conference
The genus and species name of what we call a sugar beet is Beta vulgaris. Franz Carl Achard, back in 1784, began experimenting with growing white beets and the rest is history. The white beet originated from a wild form on the shores of the Mediterranean and has been cultivated and improved ever since then.
