Study on Growth and Yield Performance of Various Carrot Varieties
Anjali Nongthombam *
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj – 211007 (U.P.), India.
Vijay Bahadur
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj – 211007 (U.P.), India.
Annjoe V. Joseph
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj – 211007 (U.P.), India.
Samir E. Topno
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj – 211007 (U.P.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A research study entitled "Study on growth and yield performance of various carrot varieties" was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P.) between 2024 and 2025. The experiment comprises of ten varieties of carrots were taken and evaluated in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. According to the findings of this study, variety V9 (Black Beauty) recorded maximum Germination percentage (100.00 %), plant height of 77.87 cm in 90 DAS, number of leaves per plant of 43.33 in 90 DAS, root weight with 154.80 gm, root length with 30.60 cm, root diameter with 5.60 cm, root girth with 12.08 cm, core diameter with 3.76 cm, total yield of 28.90 t/ha, Beta-carotene content of 10508.57 mg/100g and total soluble solid of 7.450Brix at harvesting stage as compare to other varieties in all terms. Economic evaluation of different combinations showed that V9 (Black Beauty) and promising with highest net income and B: C ratio of 2.12. These findings suggest V9 (Black Beauty) as the most promising variety for cultivation under Prayagraj conditions.
Keywords: Carrot, yield, beta-carotene, cultivation