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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.
Sugar beet is the Altissima Group of cultivars of the common beet (Beta vulgaris). It is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and it is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other beet cultivars, such as beetroot and chard, are members of Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris and share a common wild ancestor, the Sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima).