Sugar beet, a major temperate sugar crop, belongs to which botanical family?
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Correct answer: Amaranthaceae
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) belongs to the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae). Unlike sugarcane, which is a grass, sugar beet is a root crop closely related to beetroot and chard.
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