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Experiments were carried out in 2006-2007. Red beet cultivar 'Rikiai' (No. 403) was compared with the varieties 'Egipski' and 'Joniai'. There was evaluated germination, disease resistance, the calculated yield to assess crop-root morphological features. 'Rikiai' -- indeterminate, with two seeds (75 %) species. The foliage is dark green, slightly yellowish hue. Root-crop semi-elliptic, elliptic and slightly rounded shape with a thin core root of the cuticle smooth. Belongs to the 'Egypt' type species. Average weight of crop-root -- 280-300 g. Beetroot is resistant to drought. Red beet is suitable for fresh consumption, can be kept during the winter, and preserved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Investigations of the suitability of various sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivars were carried out at the Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, in the experimental base ield crop rotation in 2008-2009. As the object of investigation there were selected six cultivars producing the foliage of different colour and size: 'Dark Opal', 'Cinamon', 'Fine Verde', 'Red Rubin', 'Holly' and 'Genovese'. During investigations there were evaluated morphological features of different sweet basil cultivars, productivity and there were established the main biochemical indices in fresh herbs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]