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SCOP: Protein: Pectin methylesterase PemA from Carrot (Daucus carota).
bstract In a field experiment with a susceptible population of annual wild carrot (Daucus carota) from Iran, artificial inoculations with the fungal pathogen A. dauci led to a strong and very significant increase of the diseased leaf area.
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CARROT Description Latin Name: Daucus carota Family: Apiaceae (Parsley) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Swollen Root Temperature Preference: Cool Season Crop Next Back Index Links
The carrot (Daucus carota) gets its name from the French word carotte, which in turn comes from the Latin carota. It has been known since ancient times and is believed to have originated in Afghanistan and adjacent areas.
Introgression between crops and their wild relatives has occurred regularly all over the world, including The Netherlands. The growing economical interest in and public concern about genetic modification of crops make it essential to assess the potential incidence of such events.
Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Discover Life -- Carrot, Daucus carota image
Identification: Flowers white, in a very flat-topped umbel. Center of umbel commonly (but not always) with a black to dark purple central floret appearing like a black dot. Old flower clusters usually curling upward to form a cuplike structure.
All previously identified white or nonpigmented carrot roots such as those from wild carrot and white derivatives of yellow or orange types have been dominant to the production of pigment, which is recessive. The primary pigments in orange carrot tissue are alpha and beta carotene.