Other Sugar Plants

Question 1

Sugar beet: .

Answer 1

Beta vulgaris L (Amaranthaceae / Chenopodiaceae)

Mediterranean native

6-25% sugar content

Hardy plants

The extraction of sugar beet invented by Franz Achard who was a student, and professor Andreas Marggraf published it

30-40% world sugar

France, USA, German, Russia, Turkey and Poland

Temperate region, biennial crops, campaign stage: harvesting, machinery work

Roots are easy to get rot, process ASAP, similar to sugar cane production

Solve sugar shortage during / after WWI

Question 2

Sugar beet crop rotational

Answer 2

Biennial
Return organic matter to soil

Prevent buildup of disease

Artificial selection: increase sugar content 6-20%

Question 3

Sugar beet production areas:

Answer 3

7.8 million ha world-wide, grow in the half northern hemisphere of the earth (cold region) compared to warm hot tropical sugar cane

Question 4

Sugar maple

Answer 4

Acer Saccharum L.

New world temperate regions

Question 5

History of sugar maple

Answer 5

17th and 18th century

Arrival of Europeans to Eastern Canada (300 years ago)

Learned from indigenous people - Algoquins and crees

Development of new technology

19th century:
1860s - Sheet/tin metal - peak production

Decline and rise associated with sugar cane slavery

Question 6

Requirements for Sugar Maple

Answer 6

subfreezing night temp and >40degree F (4degree C) daytime

Tree -35 to -60 years to grow to production

Large tree adult stock.