MESA K-12 Schools Program. UC Davis/Sacramento State MESA Center Thanks You! As another year closes for the Sacramento Area Center, we would like to thank our teachers, UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, and most importantly our students. Many congratulations on another successful year.
Sugar beets are a root crop, and flourish in temperate climates where the growing season is about five months long. A mature sugar beet is about one foot long, weighs two to five pounds, and contains about 18% sucrose, which is concentrated in its taproot.
Beets are a root vegetable with edible roots and greens. The almost entirely edible beetroot, or table beet, is a member of the vegetable food group. More specifically, itâs a root vegetable from the botanical family Chenopodiaceae, other members of which include sugar beets, spinach, Swiss chard and quinoa.