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Root and Tuber Crops

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World sugar production is around 160 Mt yearly with a per capita consumption of about 23 kg. Total utilization is increasing approximately 1.4% annually thanks to the improved standard of living in densely populated countries like China and India. About one-quarter of world production is extracted from beets (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris), and the remainder from cane (Saccharum officinarum L.).

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The authors wish to thank George N. Skaracis (Agricultural University Athens, Greece) and Marco De Biaggi (Lion Seeds, UK) for suggestions and for the critical review of the manuscript.

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  4. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, CA, USA

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    Piergiorgio Stevanato

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Biancardi, E., McGrath, J.M., Panella, L.W., Lewellen, R.T., Stevanato, P. (2010). Sugar Beet. In: Bradshaw, J. (eds) Root and Tuber Crops. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92765-7_6

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