Editing Beta (grape) (section)

{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name          = Beta
| image         = <!-- Image of grape bunch     -->
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| species       = [[Hybrid grape]]
| also_called   = <!-- Other names for variety  -->
| origin        = [[Louis Suelter]]
| hazards       = <!-- Viticultural hazards     -->
| regions       = Minnesota, New York State, Finland
| notable_wines = 
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'''Beta''' is a winter-hardy variety of [[North America]]n [[grape]] derived from a cross of the ''[[Vitis labrusca]]''-based cultivar [[Concord grape|Concord]] and a selection of ''[[Vitis riparia]]'', the wild riverbank grape, called [[Carver (grape)|Carver]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Yu |first=Shuyi |last2=Liu |first2=Changyuan |last3=Liang |first3=Chunhao |last4=Zang |first4=Chaoqun |last5=Liu |first5=Li |last6=Wang |first6=Hui |last7=Guan |first7=Tianshu |date=May 2017 |title=Effects of Rain-shelter Cultivation on the Temporal Dynamics of Grape Downy Mildew Epidemics |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jph.12566 |journal=Journal of Phytopathology |language=en |volume=165 |issue=5 |pages=331–341 |doi=10.1111/jph.12566|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is an extremely cold-hardy grape that is self-fertile. This variety is grown successfully in [[Finland]] and was widely planted in [[Minnesota]] in the early 20th century. It ripens in late September in [[New York State]]. It bears dark, blue-black fruit that is used for [[fruit preserves|jellies]], [[fruit juice]]s, etc., but rarely for [[wine]].