26 Mar Quality seed production technique of Tropical carrot
उष्णकटिबंधीय गाजर की गुणवत्ता बीज उत्पादन तकनीक Carrot has high yield per given area with less input and labour requirement. It has different colours such as red, orange and yellow colour for food plate and rich in antioxidants (carotene, lycopene, anthocyanin). Carrot seeds demand Globally, it is the 10th top vegetable crops in the world with annual world production. In India, carrot is cultivated in almost 22 states in India in 62,412 ha area with production of 10,73,711 MT and average productivity of 17.2 MT/ha. The increasing trend in carrot production in country requires support to strengthen indigenous seed production of carrot which will generate employment in rural areas as well as save a huge amount of money paid as cost of seed import. However, it needs technical knowledge or training for better quality seed production. After getting commercial crop of carrot roots, the selected roots can be planted in separate field for seed production. This gives additional advantage to carrot growers because carrot seed has huge demand in country. Carrot has two types viz., (i) tropical carrot type which produce seeds profusely in plains during winter season while (ii) European carrots require low temperature (5-8 °C for 40-60 days before flowering), hence produce seeds in hills and not in plains. Tropical carrots fit well for seed...