DC Bio: Sweet Beets by Grace Fairchild https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l en-us 2017-02-06 16:03:16 UTC 2023-02-17 03:59:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png 1. Why Harvest in September? gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152508120 Sugar beets have large amounts of foliage, as shown here. If it is not removed properly, the foliage will regrow while the beets are in stock piles. However, if a heavy frost occurs before harvest, foliage removal is much more difficult. Thus, harvesting in September is easier.
Source: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sugarbeet.html]]> 2017-02-08 16:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152508120 2. Structure of a Sugar Beet gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152660384 Source: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sugarbeet.html ]]> 2017-02-09 01:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152660384 7. Gathering the Reactants for Photosynthesis gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152663940 Source: https://www.quora.com/Botany-How-do-the-roots-of-trees-get-nutrition-for-themselves-to-grow-Do-they-get-any-nutrition-from-leaves]]> 2017-02-09 02:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152663940 8. Seasonal Changes in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Level gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152816029 This graph illustrates the carbon dioxide measurements taken from the atmosphere in parts per million over the Southern Great Plains in Oklahoma.]]> 2017-02-09 15:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152816029 6. Basics of Photosynthesis gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152960115 2017-02-10 02:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152960115 4. The Sugar Beet's Need for Quality Soil gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/152967195 This study from Michigan Sugar Beet REACH illustrates the sugar beet's specific need for potassium, phosphorous, and nitrogen (at the right time in the growing cycle). Sugar beets do not thrive in especially rocky soils, so would not grow abundantly in southwest Missouri.
Sources: https://www.michigansugar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Sugarbeet-Soil-Fertility-and-Health.pdf
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In Beta Vulgaris, or any plant, carbon dioxide is taken in from the non-living, inorganic atmosphere and transformed into an organic material that is essential to all life on earth. Carbon dioxide enters the photosynthesis process in the Calvin Cycle,  and through Carbon Fixation, rubisco fixes carbon with RuBP,  eventually creating an organic sugar that can be consumed later by the plant itself or a heterotroph.]]> 2017-02-10 16:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153100991 9, 10, 11. Carbon Dioxide Graph Analysis gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153198619 Video: https://youtu.be/l8KIfWd7atI ]]> 2017-02-11 00:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153198619 3. Functions of the Stomata and Vascular System in Plants gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153200446 Video: https://youtu.be/DHUIkxjs3bI]]> 2017-02-11 02:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153200446 5. The Importance of Sunlight gracefair https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153200973 All plants need some sunlight, and Beta Vulgaris is no exception. 
The part of the sugar beet that is harvested and used for sweet purposes is the root. However, the root is mostly used for storage, so the products of photosynthesis are first taken to the leaves and other parts of the plant, and only excess carbohydrates are stored in the taproot. For this reason, sugar beets need longer periods of sunlight to produce more sugars to store in the taproot. Sunlight is a reactant, and sugars are the product of the photosynthesis reaction, so as reactants increase, products increase.]]> 2017-02-11 02:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gracefair/71fkpeibeg1l/wish/153200973