Beta lomatogona

Beta lomatogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Beta
Species:	B. lomatogona
Binomial name
	Beta lomatogona; Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Synonyms
	Beta longespicata Moq.

Beta lomatogona is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Cyprus, Turkey, the Transcaucasus, and Iran.^[1] A diploid, it is being studied for its cold and drought resistance in an effort to improve the sugar beet.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Beta lomatogona Fisch. & C.A.Mey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ Biancardi, Enrico; Panella, Leonard W.; Lewellen, Robert T. (2012). "Morphology, Physiology, and Ecology". Beta maritima. pp. 85–136. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0842-0_3. ISBN 978-1-4614-0841-3.

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[164473-1-1] "Beta lomatogona Fisch. & C.A.Mey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[1_of_237_Google_Scholar_results-2] Biancardi, Enrico; Panella, Leonard W.; Lewellen, Robert T. (2012). "Morphology, Physiology, and Ecology". Beta maritima. pp. 85–136. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0842-0_3. ISBN 978-1-4614-0841-3.

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