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Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Scandinavia

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Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

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7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

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6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

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straw cultivated row crop sod-forming crop close-growing grain crop origins of agriculture plant flower grape heirloom plant cereal hydroponics houseplant forestry gardening horticulture plant breeding irrigation drainage windbreak arboriculture

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Elvin Charles Stakman

American plant pathologist

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Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered