Beetroot

Beetroots are crops added to Pocket Edition 0.8 Alpha. They are similar to carrots and potatoes. They function like wheat, they drop both a food item, and seeds which can be then replanted on farmland.

Appearance
When held in-hand, beetroots look similar to spider eyes, but more round and pink. They can be obtained in the same way that you obtain wheat seeds, and are farmed in the same way was well. They do not have to be place near a water source like sugar cane.

Usage
Beetroots themselves are edible, but they can be crafted with a bowl to form beetroot soup and can be crafted into rose red dye. But, you can still smelt red mushrooms into dyes.

Farming
You can obtain beetroot seeds in the same way that you first obtain wheat seeds. In 0.8.0, the beetroot will grow on normal farmland (normal as in it does not have to be by a water source like sugar cane) however, if you use bone meal on the plant to induce growth, seeds will not drop from harvested beetroot. They will drop if the plant is given time and grows on its own.