BERTIE 2003

Aside from the unusual root shape, BERTIE 2003 is much smaller than previous years. This is because of the drought conditions he had been subjected to this year. To illustrate this point, we also dug up a beet that had been growing in an area adjacent to BERTIE, but has received irrigation (225mm over the summer). This beet has a clean weight of 1.14 kg, compared to BERTIE's weight of 0.6 kg - a near 100% difference.

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