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    The document discusses different types of carrots, including their botanical information, origins, characteristics, and growth requirements. It covers Asiatic and European carrot varieties, describing their suitability for different climates, nutritional profiles, and yields. Key points include that carrots originated in Central Asia, Asiatic varieties are better suited for tropical areas while European varieties require cooler temperatures, and characteristics like sugar content, carotene, and growth habits differ between the varietal groups.

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    The document discusses different types of carrots, including their botanical information, origins, characteristics, and growth requirements. It covers Asiatic and European carrot varieties, describing their suitability for different climates, nutritional profiles, and yields. Key points include that carrots originated in Central Asia, Asiatic varieties are better suited for tropical areas while European varieties require cooler temperatures, and characteristics like sugar content, carotene, and growth habits differ between the varietal groups.

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    CARROT IS A IMPORTANT TUBER CROP

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    The document discusses different types of carrots, including their botanical information, origins, characteristics, and growth requirements. It covers Asiatic and European carrot varieties, describing their suitability for different climates, nutritional profiles, and yields. Key points include that carrots originated in Central Asia, Asiatic varieties are better suited for tropical areas while European varieties require cooler temperatures, and characteristics like sugar content, carotene, and growth habits differ between the varietal groups.

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    Carrot

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    Pavan Nayak
    The document discusses different types of carrots, including their botanical information, origins, characteristics, and growth requirements. It covers Asiatic and European carrot varieties, describing their suitability for different climates, nutritional profiles, and yields. Key points include that carrots originated in Central Asia, Asiatic varieties are better suited for tropical areas while European varieties require cooler temperatures, and characteristics like sugar content, carotene, and growth habits differ between the varietal groups.

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    1) Botanical name: Daucus carota – Carrot

    2) Family : Umbelliferae
    3) Origin : Central Asia
    4) Chromosome number 2n = 18
    5) Black carrots are used for the preparation of a sort of beverage called kanji.
    6) The orange coloured varieties are rich in carotin a precursor of vitamin A.
    7) Carrot is grown in winter crop in tropical conditions.
    8) Outer portion of the tap root is more fleshy contains more sugar than the
    inner core which is more pithy.
    9) Edible portion of caarot is Roots.
    10) Types of carrot are-1. Asiatic type & 2. European type.
    11) Asiatic type suitable for tropical and sub tropical.
    12) European type are suitable to temperate area.
    13) Asiatic type have more red water soluble anthocyanin pigment
    14) In European types, vitamin A content is more.
    15) Chilling requirement is must for seed production in European types.
    16) Asiatc types are early maturing and have high sugar content.
    17) Two varieties of carrot are Nantes & Chateney.
    18) Pusa kesar IARI is cross between local red x nantes half long.
    19) Carrot is cool season crop
    20) A colour development and growth of roots is affected by temperature.
    21) At the temperature of 10 to 15® C they will produce longest
    roots( but they develop poor colour).
    22) Carrots does not grow well in highly acidic soil.
    23) Optimum temperature for germination 7.2 to 23.9® C.
    24) Excess nitrogen reduces root quality damage the content of sugar, dry
    matter,carotene and vitamin C.
    25) Protandry is found in carrot.
    26) Two varieties of Asiatic/Tropical group are – Pusa kesar,Pusa Meghali.
    27) Two varieties of European/Temperate group are – Pusa yamdagini,Nantes
    half long.
    28) Pusa Meghali contains highest vitamin A.
    29) Chantenay variety is suitable for processing and storage.
    30) Zeno variety is suitable for Nilgiri hills,introduced from Germany.
    31) Carrot grown on heavy soils are rough and coarse than on light soils.
    31) Temperate type form roots both under temperate and tropical climate but
    seed setting only in temperate climate.
    32) Imperator is cross between – Nantes × Chanteney.
    33) Asiatic type- high yielder but poor in quality and carotene and rich in
    anthocyanin.
    34) European – Orange coloured,rich in carotene,stump and blunting core.
    35) Temperate type is biennial where as tropical types are annual.
    36) Carrot is annual herb for root production.
    37) Carrot is biennial for flowering and fruit set.
    38) Danvers variety is of European type.
    39) Tropical types give around 20 to 30 tonnes per ha yield.
    40) Temperate type may give 10 to 15 tonnes per ha yield.
    41) Asiatic variety the roots are harvested when they attain
    marketable stage 2.5 to 5 cm in diameter.
    42) Carrot is a heavy feeder.
    43) fresh cowdung should not be applied it may cause
    forking of roots.
    44) For an yield of 100 tonnes per hectare, crop remove around 14 kg Nitroget, 8
    kg P and 45 kg Potassium.
    45) Spacing of carrot is 30 x 5 to 10 cm
    46) The seeds are sown on ridges on flat land about 1.5 cm deep.
    47) Roots impeded by rich soil strengthened or thickened with increased
    branching.
    48) Carotene content is reduced at temperature at below 15.6® C and above
    21.1® C.
    49) Optimum temperature for better growth 18.3 to 20.9®C.
    50) The tropical types produce roots even at high temperature of 25º C.

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