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Get Growing Gardening Tips 54- Carrots - Daucus carota.
a Kentucky State Univ., 218 Atwood Research Facility, Dep. of Plant and Soil Science, Frankfort, KY 40601 b USDA/ARS, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 29501-1242
A biennial with a taproot of distinctive odor. The plant is stiff and hairy, 1 to 3 feet tall. Leaves are divided several times. Flowers grow in a fat-top umbel, often centered by one or several minute, dark purple flowers. A weed introduced about 1900, now grows nearly throughout the U.S.
Somatic heart- and torpedo-stage embryos of the domesticated carrot, Daucus carota L., were severed at their midlengths to produce two halves termed apical and basal pieces. These pieces may be grafted or kept separate.
Increased calcium in carrots by expression of an Arabidopsis H+ /Ca2+ transporter Sunghun Park1 , Chang-Kil Kim2 , Leonard M. Pike1 , Roberta H. Smith1 and Kendal D.
Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Discover Life -- Carrot, Daucus carota image
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resources Craig R. Andersen Extension Horticulturist Vegetables Arkansas Is Our Campus Visit our web site at: http://www.uaex.