Root- and tuber crops
The root and tuber crops are harvested underground. This makes harvesting the crops very time-consuming. The potato, still a staple food, originally comes from South America and arrived in Europe in the 16th century. By selecting the Silesian white beetroot, the sugar beet was created in the middle of the 18th century, which is of great importance as a supplier of sugar. Less important today is the fodder beet as animal feed. So-called energy beet is grown as biomass in biogas plants for energy production.
