APPLICATION AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF (BETA VULGARIS) PLANT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY.

Abstract

Red beet is an ancient plant, cultivated in all countries of the world. There are about 10 species of it. 4 of them are popular and have beneficial properties for humanity. These include beetroot, sugar beet, fodder beet and leaf beet. It is frost-resistant, not picky about soil, and can bear fruit even on saline and wet soils. The root crop is reddish, the stem grows straight, the leaves are alternate, oblong, with long stripes, and the flowers are small. It blooms mainly from June. All varieties of this beet can be grown in Uzbekistan at any time of the year, at home, in pots in apartments, in special wooden boxes or greenhouses, and in open ground from early spring. After the seeds have ripened well, they are dried and then sown. If beets are grown at home, the soil temperature should be 20-25 degrees. After 5-8 days, young seedlings will sprout from the seeds. When the seedlings are 20-25 cm high, it is necessary to pay attention to soil moisture. It can also be sown in open ground in spring, from March to September. The growing season is 80-90 days, and the seeds germinate in 10-12 days if the soil temperature is 10 degrees. In the first year, it produces leaves and root crops. If 5-7.5 kg of seeds are used per hectare, 300-400 centners per hectare will be obtained.