Beta corolliflora
Beta corolliflora is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Turkey, the Transcaucasus, and Iran.[1] It is being studied for its resistance to beet curly top virus in an effort to improve the sugar beet.[2]
Beta corolliflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Beta |
Species: | B. corolliflora |
Binomial name | |
Beta corolliflora Zosimovic ex Buttler | |
References
- "Beta corolliflora Zosimovic ex Buttler". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- Gao, D.; Schmidt, T.; Jung, C. (2000). "Molecular characterization and chromosomal distribution of species-specific repetitive DNA sequences from Beta corolliflora, a wild relative of sugar beet". Genome. 43 (6): 1073–1080. doi:10.1139/g00-084. PMID 11195340.
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