Root vegetable

Turnip is the botanical name for a storage organ of a plant. It arises from the thickening of the main root, including the lowest rung section ( hypocotyl ). The turnip is mostly underground, but can also partially extend above the ground or located entirely above ( for example, when celery). Beet are exclusive to allorhiz rooted dicotyledonous plants.

Construction

Although most beets look very similar, they can be originated from different parts of the root. It's called morphologically heterogeneous. On the structure of the beet root itself, the hypocotyl or in some cases, the scion base may be involved. Bare Root beet have, for example, the carrot and sugar beet. Beets, which consist in part from hypocotyl, have the radish or beetroot.

In addition, a distinction is made between wood beets, Bastrüben and Beet. For wood beets ( eg radish ) the xylem is massively developed as a storage tissue in Bastrüben (eg carrot ) the phloem and beta - beet ( Beta vulgaris cultivars ) concentric rings of xylem and phloem, and parenchyma.

Culture shapes of plants, the beet train (selection)

• Called carrot ( Daucus carota), also yellow turnip
• Radish ( Raphanus sativus )
• Culture forms of beet ( Beta vulgaris): Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. Vulgaris var crassa )
• Beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. Vulgaris var conditiva )
• Black turnip
• Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. Vulgaris var altissima)

Diseases and Pests

There are some diseases and pests ( parasites) that specifically attack the organ turnip.

Diseases

• Cercospora leaf spot
• Heart and dry
• Root rot
• Yellowing disease

Pests

• Aphids
• Flea beetles
• Tortoise beetle
• Moss beetles button
• Beet fly
• Nematodes Rübenälchen
• Stängelälchen

Colloquial derivatives

In German usage is meant by " turnip " mostly sugar beet.

Metaphorically refers to the slang word " beet " the human head.

" Scrape turnips " is a absprechende gesture, namely especially in children still encountered by Ausätschen rub against each other stretched out his fist forefinger.