In biology, the BBCH-scale for beet describes the

phenological Phenology is the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation). Examples include the date of emergence of leave ...

development of beet plants using the BBCH-scale. The phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of beet are:

References

* {{cite journal , last = Meier , first = U. , author2=L. Bachmann , author3=H. Buhtz , author4=H. Hack , author5=R. Klose , author6=B. Marlander , author7=E. Weber , title = Phänologische Entwick-lungsstadien der Beta-Rüben (Beta vulgaris L. ssp.). Codierung und Beschreibung nach der erweiterten BBCH-Skala (mit Abbildungen). , journal = Nachrichtenbl. Deut. Pflanzenschutzd. , volume = 45 , pages = 37–41 , year = 1993 BBCH-scale