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Morphology

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Since few references on the morphology of Beta maritima are available, most information for this chapter comes from the cultivated forms of Beta vulgaris. This is justified by the fact that the two species or subspecies are very similar to each other, so that their safe classification only on the basis of the phenotype is rather difficult. A striking feature of Beta maritima gleaned from this review is how variable and adaptive it is. The species is fairly plastic allowing it to live in many different and sometimes in extreme environments. This capacity for adaptation has been correlated with its breeding system, which allows the rapid change of the reproduction systems, flowering time, life span, pollen release, and so on, according to the modified local conditions. This is evident observing the differences between the Mediterranean populations (bolting, short life cycles, form of the root, etc.) and those living on the North-Atlantic coasts of Europe. This chapter provides an overview of the phenotypic features of sea beet.

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    Enrico Biancardi

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    Marco de Biaggi

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    Enrico Biancardi

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  3. USDA-ARS, Sugar Beet and Bean Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

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Biancardi, E., de Biaggi, M. (2020). Morphology. In: Biancardi, E., Panella, L., McGrath, J. (eds) Beta maritima. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28748-1_3

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