Carrot Types Research Articles

Agroecological study of garden carrot cultivars from collection of Vavilov institute

Carrots are one of the most important root crops in the world. Due to such qualities as plasticity and relative non-wholesome cultivation, carrots are cultivated in most countries of the world. Carrot roots are a valuable source of vitamins A, B, B2, B6, B12, C, RR, E, R. Agroecological conditions of the region allow to cultivate carrots in the open ground. Astrakhan region is not yet characterized by high production rates, as its cultivation can be done only under irrigation. The article considers the influence of agroecological conditions on crop yield and adaptability of garden carrots cultivars in the arid zone of the Caspian region. Experiments on studying the carrots cultivars was carried out on the fields of Precaspian Agrarian Federal Scientific Center of the RAS in 2017-2019. The purpose of the research was to study garden carrots cultivars from collection of plant genetic resources of Vavilov Institute for the selection of high-productive and more adapted samples. The object of research was 17 types of carrots from the world Vavilov collection. Based on three-year studies on yield, we can distinguish the following cultivars: Berlanda F1 (Netherlands), Nantese (Italy) and Imperator Type 9-11 (USA) with yield of 68.4 to 75.2 t/ha. The coefficient adaptability was higher than 1, in the varieties Berlanda F1 (Netherlands), Nantese (Italy), F1 Eagle (Canada), Imperator Type 9-11 (USA), Wav-88 (Germany), Surazhevskaya-1 (Russia). They have ability to adapt to difficult growing conditions and produce consistently high yields. The samples selected can be used in the future to create new cultivars and hybrids for conditions of the Caspian region.

Nutritional characteristics of different types of carrot

Carrots are the most common vegetable after potato. Among thirty-eight fruits and vegetables, carrot ranked tenth with respect to nutritional quality and seventh for its contribution to nutrition. It is often claimed to be the perfect health food. It is highly nutritious and functionally enriched vegetable. Carrots are particularly good source of beta-carotene, fiber, vitamins, minerals, ascorbic acid, antioxidants and polyphenols. Epidemiological and nutritional studies have exhibited that carrot phytochemical can play significant part in the prevention and degenerative disorders like diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Carrots are found in many colours, including white, orange, red, purple and deep purple/ black. This paper includes the physical, chemical and functional properties of four types of carrot.

Lead and cadmium in conventional and organic carrots

AbstractToxic elements like lead and cadmium are considered harmful to human health. These elements do not have any useful function in an organism. They are known only for their negative actions, which can be tolerated by human body only in certain limits. Carrots may absorb these toxic elements from the soil they grow in. The presence of the contaminants depends mainly on the mode and site of cultivation, fertilizer, industrial infrastructure, level of transportation and roads around cultivation site or occurrence of municipal and agricultural waste nearby. The organic food is supposed to be healthier due to, among other things, less content of toxic substances, which results from more sustainable farming. The aim of this research was to determine the content of lead and cadmium in carrots from conventional and organic farming that were available on polish market.The research had been conducted for two years. Both kinds of carrots had been purchased at the same time in different supermarkets in Poland. Altogether, 36 packages, both conventional and organic carrots, were collected. The samples of carrots were dried and then reduced to ashes in 480 °C within few hours. Then the residues were dissolved in 1 M nitric acid and quantitatively transferred to measuring flasks, complemented with deionised water. The content of cadmium and lead was determined by application of electrothermal atomizer (graphite furnace) in iCE 3000 (Thermo Scientific, USA) spectrometer using adequate cathode lamps and Zeeman background correction. Wavelengths for analysis of lead and cadmium were 217 nm and 288.8 nm respectively.The results show that there are statistically significant differences in the average content of lead and cadmium in conventional and organic carrots. The concentrations of lead in conventional and organic carrots were 0.0192 mg kg-1 and 0.0118 mg kg-1 respectively. The concentrations of cadmium in conventional and organic carrots were 0.0050 mg kg-1 and 0.0023 mg kg-1 respectively.The research indicates that toxic elements like Pb and Cd are present in both types of carrots, but their amount is lower than permissible concentrations established by EU ordinance. The conducted experiments also showed that the content of Pb and Cd in organic carrots is lower than in the conventional ones. This may be resulted in the differences in farming.

Aroma Characteristic and Volatile Profiling of Carrot Varieties and Quantitative Role of Terpenoid Compounds for Carrot Sensory Attributes

The aroma characteristics and volatile profiles of 14 carrot varieties were investigated by sensory evaluations and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry volatile analyses. The sensory map obtained by principal components analysis showed that the sensory attributes comprised 3 categories: sour/green, overall carrot/harsh/ink-like, and fruity/fresh/sweet. The Kuroda type is characterized by lower intensities of overall carrot/harsh/ink-like and fruity/fresh/sweet notes. Furthermore, volatile profiling indicated that this type did not have significantly higher amounts of volatiles. Partial least squares regression analysis determined the quantitative contributions to ink-like, harsh, and fruity carrot aromas; monoterpenes had significant positive correlations with these attributes, while bisabolene isomers had negative correlations. The aroma attribute intensity and contents of volatiles and nutritional compounds are relatively low in the Kuroda type than in other carrot types. This type may be useful for reducing carrot harshness during the development of new carrots with good eating qualities.

Novel targeted approach to better understand how natural structural barriers govern carotenoid in vitro bioaccessibility in vegetable-based systems

An experimental approach, allowing us to understand the effect of natural structural barriers (cell walls, chromoplast substructures) on carotenoid bioaccessibility, was developed. Different fractions with different levels of carotenoid bio-encapsulation (carotenoid-enriched oil, chromoplasts, small cell clusters, and large cell clusters) were isolated from different types of carrots and tomatoes. An in vitro method was used to determine carotenoid bioaccessibility.In the present work, a significant decrease in carotenoid in vitro bioaccessibility could be observed with an increasing level of bio-encapsulation. Differences in cell wall material and chromoplast substructure between matrices influenced carotenoid release and inclusion in micelles. For carrots, cell walls and chromoplast substructure were important barriers for carotenoid bioaccessibility while, in tomatoes, the chromoplast substructure represented the most important barrier governing bioaccessibility. The highest increase in carotenoid bioaccessibility, for all matrices, was obtained after transferring carotenoids into the oil phase, a system lacking cell walls and chromoplast substructures that could hamper carotenoid release.

Agroclimatology‐Based Yield Model for Carrot Using Multiple Linear Regression and Artificial Neural Networks

Understanding the relationship between root bulking and agroclimatological factors can aid in predicting the yield and quality of processing carrot (Daucus carota L.). Field trials (four field seasons) with selected cultivars at various seeding rates, seeding dates, and harvest dates were conducted for three carrot types, viz., baby, diced, and sliced, and yield components were monitored. The corresponding weather data, such as minimum and maximum temperature, solar radiation, and rainfall, were recorded. Data from the 2006, 2007, and 2009 field seasons were used for model development, while 2008 data were reserved for the validation. Following a forward‐stepwise regression procedure to identify highly correlated input factors, feed‐forward back‐propagated artificial neural network (ANN) and multiple linear regression (MLR) models were developed. After validation, the best performing models were identified based on a ranking system that weighed the root mean square error (RMSE) and the fitness of the model (R2). For baby carrots, the Sugarsnax‐based MLR model exhibited 23% lower RMSE than the ANN for the desirable yield component. In diced carrots, predictions from both models (ANN and MLR) exhibited a good fit, with high R2 values (0.80–0.90). For sliced carrots, Topcut‐based ANN models predicted the majority of the yield components consistently better than MLR models. When MLR and ANN models were compared, their efficiencies differed with carrot type and yield component. The MLR models underperformed in modeling processes that were inherently nonlinear compared with ANN. Nonetheless, ANN models suffered from overfitting and consequently at times failed to demonstrate extrapolation capabilities.

Comparison of two jam making methods to preserve the quality of colored carrots

In this study, carrot jams were developed using either precooked vegetable (common method) or short cooking times (mild method). Jams were prepared using four carrot types: a commercial one and three local landraces (orange, purple and yellow). The parameters assessed were total phenols, antioxidant activity, β-carotene, potassium content, color and sensory evaluation. Mild method caused lower color differences than common method, when comparing the jams to raw carrots. Antioxidant activity, total phenols and potassium content loss were also lower in mild method. Both methods improved β-carotene retention in jams. Following sensory analysis, products obtained by mild method showed the best scores for taste and overall acceptability, with the highest scores being registered for purple jam. In particular, high correlations between antioxidant activity, total phenols and purple products (both raw products and jams) were emphasized by principal component analysis. In conclusion, the mild method described in this paper helps to preserve the overall quality of perishable vegetables, such as local carrots.

Metabolic fingerprinting reveals differences between shoots of wild and cultivated carrot (Daucus carota L.) and suggests maternal inheritance or wild trait dominance in hybrids

Differences between the metabolic content of cultivars and their related wild species not only have implications for breeding and food quality, but also for the increasingly studied area of crop to wild introgression. Wild and cultivated western carrots belong to the same outcrossing species and hybridize under natural conditions. The metabolic fingerprinting of Dutch wild carrot and of western orange carrot cultivar shoots using 1H NMR showed only quantitative differences in chemical content, indicating relatively low divergence after domestication. Main differences reside in the primary metabolite content and in the concentrations of chlorogenic acid and feruloyl quinic acid in the shoots of the different carrot types. Wild×cultivar hybrids cannot be distinguished from wild plants based on the metabolome, suggesting maternal, maternal environment, or dominance effects, and indicating high hybrid fitness in wild conditions. Considering these similarities, introgression is a real possibility in carrots, but understanding its consequences would require further studies using backcrosses in a multiple environments.

Change in plasma carotenoids in response to a 3‐week carrot juice intervention among breast cancer survivors

Evidence suggests that breast cancer recurrence may be reduced among women with higher plasma carotenoid levels post‐treatment (Rock 2005). Convenient dietary approaches to increase plasma carotenoids to protective levels are needed. Breast cancer survivors (n=33) participated in a randomized, controlled trial in which they consumed 8 fl.oz of fresh carrot juice daily for 3 weeks. Subjects were randomized to purple (n=23) or orange (n=10) carrots (Daucus carota) to test the hypothesis that daily juice intake would be associated with a significant rise in plasma total carotenoids and a‐ and β‐carotene. Mean baseline carotenoid levels were 1.24±0.73 umol/L for total carotenoids and 0.11±0.12 umol/L and 0.39±0.38 umol/L for a‐ and β‐carotene, respectively. Post‐feeding, levels increased significantly (p<0.001) to 4.80±1.91 umol/L, 1.52±0.75 umol/L, and 2.03±1.05 umol/L, for total carotenoids, α‐ and β‐carotene. Analysis by carrot type showed that mean change in carotenoids was not significantly different between the two carrot types (p=0.78). Mean total plasma carotenoids post‐feeding reached levels previously shown to be protective against breast cancer recurrence (4.19 umol/L). Daily consumption of 8 fluid ounces of carrot juice may represent an effective and simple dietary strategy to enhance survival among breast cancer survivors. Funded by: USDA‐CSREES, TAES 06‐118409, Texas A&M‐VFIC.

Effect of Minimal Processing Conditions on Respiration Rate of Carrots

Measurement, analysis, and modeling of respiration rate (RR) of fresh produce are fundamental for the engineering design of MAP. This study investigates the effect of type of cutting (sliced in circular shape, batons in rectangular shape, and shredded into thin strips) on the respiration rate of carrots at different temperatures (4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 degrees C) with ambient atmosphere. The higher respiration rates were found for shredded carrots and the lowest for whole carrots at all the temperatures tested. The RR increased from 9 +/- 1 to 26 +/- 3, 10 +/- 1 to 53 +/- 2, 11 +/- 1 to 55 +/- 2, and 18 +/- 1 to 75 +/- 3 mL of O(2) per kilogram hour for whole, sliced, baton, and shredded carrots, respectively, as the temperature increased from 4 to 20 degrees C. On an average, RO2 and RCO2 were increased by 85% and 64%, 100% and 72%, and 151% and 124% for sliced, baton, and shredded carrots, respectively, compared to the RR values of whole carrots. The temperature dependence of RR followed an Arrhenius-type relationship for all types of carrots, with activation energies in the range of 35 +/- 3 to 62 +/- 2 kJ/mol. Type of cut was the major factor for both RO2 and RCO2, with shredded carrots having the highest rates and whole carrots the lowest. RR of whole carrots did not vary during storage, whereas it increased for cut carrots and especially for shredded carrots. The respiratory quotient (RQ) increased with temperature and did not vary during storage in all types of carrots, except the RQ of whole carrots decreased significantly over time.

Training of a sensory panel and profiling of winter hardy and coloured carrot genotypes

The aim of the study was to determine the performance of a sensory panel in evaluation of carrots by investigating the effect of training sessions on the reliability of the sensory attributes. A sensory panel ( n = 10) was trained in profiling five carrot genotypes during a training session with seven sensory replications and 13 attributes. A significant effect of training on the sensory profile was determined for bitterness, green flavour and burning aftertaste, indicating that a learning process in judging these attributes was taking place. Terpene flavour, terpene aroma and burning aftertaste were the most reliable determined attributes and carrot flavour, soapiness flavour and nutty flavour were the least reliable attributes. The developed sensory profile was applied on 16 carrot types with a large variation in quality. Winter hardiness, carrot genotype and carrot colour formed distinct groups within the sensory profile, which indicates that the present sensory profile is relevant for assessing sensory quality of carrots. The winter hardy genotypes were characterised by having relatively high intensities in green aroma, carrot aroma, nutty flavour, carrot flavour and sweetness, while the reverse was true for the Nantes types and the coloured carrots with the red and white genotype as being the most extreme.

Material Connectivity, the Immaterial and the Aesthetic of Eating Practices: An Argument for How Genetically Modified Foodstuff Becomes Inedible

Concern about eating biotechnologically produced foodstuffs is embedded within the complex relationship between food, science, politics, and everyday eating practices. In this paper I consider how this concern is expressed less at the reflexive level of opinions and attitudes and more at the nonreflexive level of eating practices. Therefore, I draw upon literatures that talk of a practical everyday aesthetic and literatures that assert the significance of the material to geographical work, and go on to argue for the significance of a material connective aesthetic within eating practices. This argument is developed empirically and theoretically by considering to what extent consumers can discuss the edibility of different types of carrots in terms of superficial material qualities, integral material qualities, and the immaterial. Crucially, the process of edibility formation is thus understood as relationally embedded in the material environment. This provokes a realisation for an ethics and a politics of (im)material connectivities. This work contributes to geographical work in which an embodied affective ethic is employed, by arguing that the transversal qualities of the material are as significant as the transversal qualities of ‘affect’. It is relevant to those studying consumption, biogeographies, and nonreflexive practices.

Molecular Diversity Analysis of Cultivated Carrot (Daucus carota L.) and Wild Daucus Populations Reveals a Genetically Nonstructured Composition

A sample of 124 Daucus carota L. accessions, including cultivated carrot [D. carota ssp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcangeli] and related wild subspecies, using a variety of molecular markers was examined. Represented within the samples were wild accessions from 18 countries, 14 of 16 major root types of European origin, and examples of major North American and Asian cultivated carrot types. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers revealed extensive variation within D. carota. Although cultivated carrot and wild D. carota subspecies can cross freely, cultivated and wild carrots clustered separately, supporting the possibility that human selection for desirable horticultural traits has artificially reduced gene flow between cultivated and wild forms. Our analyses support the likelihood that North American D. carota populations arose due to introduction of weedy materials rather than escape of cultivated forms. With the exception of wild vs. cultivated types, no genetic alliances were evident in dendrogram topology. Furthermore, between and even within nonmapped marker classes, dendrogram topology predictions were not consistent. Generally poor correlations among root types, geographic origin, mitochondrial, plastid, and specific nuclear diversity and AFLP/ISSR data were also observed. We concluded that genetic diversity in carrot is extensive and relatively nonstructured in nature.

Constituent and sensory changes of different types of carrots after freezing and frozen storage

The constituents of 6 different strains of carrots were conducted and evaluated of different types for suitability in the freezing processing. The Okinawa strain before freezing was the calcium and low pectin. Since the freeze processing result in a reduction in calcium and pectin, this type is not suitable for freezing. The Chantenay strain and Long Orange strain before freezing had pectin contents. There showed little changes in ratio of WP, PP and HP content freezing and frozen storage, making this type suitable for freezing. The Danvers strain had calcium and pectin contents were also high. There were few changes due to freezing and frozen storage, was rated highly in terms of its texture, making this type suitable for freezing. The Imperator strain was little change in quantity of calcium and pectin. Moreover, the amount of WP was low, and was rated highly for texture after freezing and frozen storage. making this strain suitable for freezing. The Sanzun strain had low calcium content and high pectin content. There were negligible changes due to freezing, thus making it suitable for freeze processing.

Modelling of Discolouration of Dried Powder of Carrots

A model to represent the discolouration of dried powder of carrots as a function of temperature was developed. Two types of carrots, Asian and European, containing large amount of lycopene and β-carotene, respectively, were tested. The dried powder was stored under an atmosphere with O2and at three different temperatures, 5,20 and 35°C. The surface colour of the powder was monitored during storage by a Hunter colour ratioa/b. In the proposed model, the rate of oxidation was assumed to be represented by the product of the fraction of concentration of oxidized pigment at arbitrary time and a specific rate of oxidation of pigment. The rate parameters in the proposed model were calculated by fitting the experimental data with smooth curves by trial and error at the end of the induction period but before discolouration took place. The frequency constant and activation energy, expressing the temperature dependence of the rate parameters, were expressed by the Arrhenius relation. The simulation results of a Hunter colour ratioa/bof dried powder at 25°C showed good agreement with the experimental data, suggesting that the proposed model was effective for the prediction of discolouration of dried powder of both types of carrot. The use of the induction period in the manner described may enable the shelf life of dried powder to be predicted.

334 RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM IN CARROT

Studies of genetic variation at the DNA level in the genus Daucus have been very limited. Molecular markers based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RPLP) have been shown to be highly useful and efficient gene markers in other plant species. We have used a total of 20 carrot types (inbreds, varieties, species) for this study. Genomic DNA probes cloned in pGEM (Promega) plasmid of Escherichia coli were hybridized to DNA of these types digested with EcoRI and HindIII restriction enzymes. Based on 50 probe-enzyme combinations we have found RFLP variation to be extensive in Daucus, even among related cultivated genetic stocks. The implications of these results in the germplasm diversity in Daucus will be discussed. Also, a genetic linkage map of carrot will be constructed. The map will be used to determine the genomic regions conditioning traits like root and core diameter, root length, and nematode resistance.

Exploitation of the resistance to carrot fly in the wild carrot species Daucus capillifolius

SummaryUnder field conditions a wild Daucus species from Libya, D. capillifolius, supported less than one tenth as many carrot flies (Psila rosae) as the susceptible carrot cultivar Danvers Half Long 126. Breeding lines developed from crosses between D. capillifolius and three different carrot types were grown in a series of field experiments at Wellesbourne between 1980 and 1989. Each year selections were made for agronomic quality and/or for increased resistance to carrot fly. The programme produced lines which for size, shape and colour represented most of the commercially‐important carrot types. Some of these lines were also significantly more resistant to carrot fly than selections from the partially‐resistant cv. Sytan. However, the best lines were not as resistant as the wild parent. The highest quality resistant lines were sold to seed companies for variety production.

Irrigation of seed carrots on a sandy loam soil

Little research has been reported which quantifies the response of a carrot (Daucus carrota L. var sativa DC.) seed crop to water management. While the area of seed production of this crop in the United States is less than 3000ha, the return ranges from US $2000 to $ 10 000 ha−1. Because of the need to mature and dry the seed on the plant, carrot seed is generally grown in areas with negligible summer rain and thus depends on irrigation to supply the crop water requirement. A study was conducted to determine the effect of irrigation water management on seed production and crop water use of carrots grown by the root-to-seed method. Two carrot types (Nantes and Imperator) were evaluated in 9 irrigation treatments over a three year study period. Irrigation treatments which replaced a percentage of the calculated crop evapotranspiration on either a daily basis or when a soil water depletion reached 30 mm were used. A trickle irrigation system with the laterals placed on the carrot bed was used to apply a uniform and accurate amount of water. There was a marked difference in the crop response to the water management of the two carrot types used. The Nantes type exhibited a positive response to moderate water deficits in terms of improved pure live seed (PLS) yield while the Imperator achieved its maximum yield when it was not stressed. Higher irrigation applications in the Nantes type resulted in reduced yields while the Imperator was not affected after its non-stress water requirement was met. Soil water data indicated that the most active zone of extraction of water was to a depth of 1.5 m in the soil profile. As the depth of applied water approached the crop water requirement, the depth of extraction was reduced. Increasing the frequency of irrigation also tended to reduce the depth of extraction of soil water. A total crop water use of approximately 550 to 620 mm was needed to achieve the best PLS yield which is roughly equal to potential evapotranspiration in the San Joaquin Valley, during the time that the crop water use was calculated. In such a climate, the irrigation interval should not exceed 3 to 5 days depending on the time of year.

Development of carrot inbreds with resistance to carrot fly using a single seed descent programme

SummaryTwo carrot cultivars, ‘Sytan’ and ‘Long Chantenay’, representing commercially important carrot types and selected for their partial resistance to the carrot fly (Psila rosae) were crossed as the basis for a single seed descent programme. The resulting F1 progeny were mass pollinated to produce an F2 generation and approximately 2000 plants were raised from this segregating family in the glasshouse in 1981. By careful choice of sowing date and glasshouse temperatures it was possible to stimulate the plants to flower within 10 months. Individual king umbels were enclosed within bags and pollinated with blowflies. Resulting seed was sown in pots in the following August and the process of seed production repeated in a 12 month cycle. Each inbred line was selfed in this way over three generations until the F5 stage. Stocks of seed were then multiplied. A total of 753 inbreds were produced by 1987. The vigour of each inbred was evaluated in glasshouse tests and the level of chlorogenic acid was determined by a fluorescence technique. The most vigorous lines with the lowest levels of chlorogenic acid were tested in field experiments against carrot fly at Wellesbourne. Nine inbreds with promising agronomic quality and moderate resistance to carrot fly were selected and seeded. These nine lines were submitted to seed companies with the aim of developing new cultivars of carrot.

Changes in soluble carbohydrate levels and associated enzymes of field-grown carrots

SummaryThe concentrations of reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars and the activities of sucrose synthetase and acid and alkaline invertases were measured in nine cultivars of various types of carrot during their development in the field. These measurements were made in conjunction with observations of the morphological and anatomical development of both root and shoot as part of a study of possible causes of differences in shoot to root ratio between cultivars. No differences between cultivars in these carbohydrate-related characteristics were observed. Combined data for all cultivars were examined per cell and per unit weight. Total soluble carbohydrate concentrations increased rapidly a few days after the initiation of an entire ring of cambium in the storage root. The rate slowed about 14 days later and then resumed its increase. The changes in this fraction were due primarily to an early rise in reducing sugar concentration the rate of which subsequently slowed markedly. Non-reducing sugar concentr...