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UW professor shines light on underappreciated beets

As the nation's only university-based plant breeder of table beets, Irwin Goldman is pushing this loved and loathed vegetable in new directions.

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UW Prof. Irwin Goldman is pushing beets - a loved and loathed vegetable in new directions

Horticulture professor Irwin Goldman slices and inspects beets at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab.
Horticulture professor Irwin Goldman slices and inspects beets at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Horticulture professor Irwin Goldman slices and inspects beets at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
Irwin Goldman, a professor of horticulture at UW–Madison, beets, at the Carrot and Beet Lab in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018.
Irwin Goldman, a professor of horticulture at UW–Madison, beets, at the Carrot and Beet Lab in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Irwin Goldman, a professor of horticulture at UW–Madison, beets, at the Carrot and Beet Lab in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
A beet from one of the Goldman Lab’s experimental breeding lines.
A beet from one of the Goldman Lab’s experimental breeding lines. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS

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A beet from one of the Goldman Lab’s experimental breeding lines. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS
A beet undergoing inspection at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab shows evidence of infection by the fungus Rhizoctonia.
A beet undergoing inspection at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab shows evidence of infection by the fungus Rhizoctonia. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS

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A beet undergoing inspection at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab shows evidence of infection by the fungus Rhizoctonia. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS
Undergraduate student Alex Williams works with other UW–Madison Goldman Lab personnel to harvest beets at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018.
Undergraduate student Alex Williams works with other UW–Madison Goldman Lab personnel to harvest beets at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Undergraduate student Alex Williams works with other UW–Madison Goldman Lab personnel to harvest beets at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
Beets at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., part of a UW–Madison Goldman Lab breeding study, photographed Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018.
Beets at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., part of a UW–Madison Goldman Lab breeding study, photographed Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Beets at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., part of a UW–Madison Goldman Lab breeding study, photographed Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
Undergraduate students Shayna Moss, left, and Taylor Sefzik, right, work with other members of the UW–Madison Goldman Lab trim stems, leaves, and roots from beets harvested at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018.
Undergraduate students Shayna Moss, left, and Taylor Sefzik, right, work with other members of the UW–Madison Goldman Lab trim stems, leaves, and roots from beets harvested at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Undergraduate students Shayna Moss, left, and Taylor Sefzik, right, work with other members of the UW–Madison Goldman Lab trim stems, leaves, and roots from beets harvested at Tipi Produce in Evansville, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
Katharina Wigg, a plant breeding and plant genetics graduate student, inoculates beet plants with Rhizoctonia at UW’s Walnut Street Greenhouses as part of a long-term project to develop fungus-resistant beets.
Katharina Wigg, a plant breeding and plant genetics graduate student, inoculates beet plants with Rhizoctonia at UW’s Walnut Street Greenhouses as part of a long-term project to develop fungus-resistant beets. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Katharina Wigg, a plant breeding and plant genetics graduate student, inoculates beet plants with Rhizoctonia at UW’s Walnut Street Greenhouses as part of a long-term project to develop fungus-resistant beets. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
Tubes of frozen beet slurry sit in a rack before they are thawed and prepared for gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis in Horticulture/Moore Hall.
Tubes of frozen beet slurry sit in a rack before they are thawed and prepared for gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis in Horticulture/Moore Hall. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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Tubes of frozen beet slurry sit in a rack before they are thawed and prepared for gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis in Horticulture/Moore Hall. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
A jar of Rhizoctonia before inoculation of beets at Walnut Street Greenhouses as part of a long-term project to develop fungus-resistant beets at UW–Madison in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.
A jar of Rhizoctonia before inoculation of beets at Walnut Street Greenhouses as part of a long-term project to develop fungus-resistant beets at UW–Madison in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS

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A jar of Rhizoctonia before inoculation of beets at Walnut Street Greenhouses as part of a long-term project to develop fungus-resistant beets at UW–Madison in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Michael P. King/UW-Madison CALS
Attendees assess samples of cut and steamed beets during the Farm to Flavor dinner at UW’s Discovery Building.
Attendees assess samples of cut and steamed beets during the Farm to Flavor dinner at UW’s Discovery Building. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS

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Attendees assess samples of cut and steamed beets during the Farm to Flavor dinner at UW’s Discovery Building. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS
Attendees assess samples of cut and steamed beets during the Farm to Flavor dinner at UW’s Discovery Building.
Attendees assess samples of cut and steamed beets during the Farm to Flavor dinner at UW’s Discovery Building. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS

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Attendees assess samples of cut and steamed beets during the Farm to Flavor dinner at UW’s Discovery Building. Michael P. King/ UW Madison CALS

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    Horticulture professor Irwin Goldman slices and inspects beets at the UW Carrot and Beet Lab.