Exotic Carrot Variety Trial Maha 2019/20
P.D. Abeytilakarathna, C. Ranasinghe, H.A.S.N. Hettiarachchi,
D.C.W.S.B. Wicramarathna,
P.D.K.S.
Premarathna, B.K. Amarasekara, H.K.B.M.I. Karunarathna and K.D. Kumar
Agricultural Research Station, Seetha Eliya,
Nuwara Eliya, 22200, Sri Lanka.
Exotic carrot variety trial was conducted
at the Agricultural Research Station, Seetha Eliya during Maha season of
2019/2020.
Sixteen carrot varieties were evaluated
which were submitted by the following companies (Table 1).
Table 1. Exotic carrot varieties and the
name of the seed companies
Carrot Variety
|
Seed company
|
18D562
|
Multigrow
|
TRI 6270
|
CIC Seed Pvt Ltd.
|
TRI 3848
|
CIC Seed Pvt Ltd.
|
18D563
|
Multigrow
|
Terracotta
|
Standard
|
New Kuroda
|
Standard
|
HY No.06
|
Browns
|
CA 18101
(Honor no. 5)
|
Japlan Holding Pvt Ltd
|
UGCA 2601
|
Ceylon Agro Industry
|
New Kuroda 2602
|
DIMO
|
CA 18102 (Honor no. 6)
|
Japlan Holding Pvt Ltd
|
Changhong
|
Summerfield
|
HWA Honor 208
|
Japlan Holding Pvt Ltd
|
Kefeng
|
Hayleys
|
18D561
|
Multigrow
|
Hongsheng
|
Summerfield
|
King Kuroda
|
CIC Seed Pvt Ltd.
|
Early 19
|
CIC Seed Pvt Ltd.
|
Materials and Methods
Sixteen exotic carrot varieties were
evaluated at the Agricultural Research Station during Maha season of 2019/2020
(Table 2.) Statistical design was RCBD with three replicates. Agronomic
practices and pest and disease control measures were carried out according to
the recommendation of the Department of Agriculture. Yield and other agronomic
data were measured. Data were analysed using R software.
Results
Carrot cv. 18 D 562 showed a
significantly highest yields (Table 2). In addition, the yields were greater in
the varieties of TRI 6270, TRI 3848. The varieties of Honsheng, King Kuroda and
Early 19 gave very low yield while other varieties did not differ from the
yield of standard Variety. There was no
any significant pest and disease damages were observe d.
Table 2. Yield and the disease severity
of the exotic carrot varieties in 2019/20 maha season
Entry Name
|
Marketable
yield
|
Unmarketable
yield (t/ha)
|
Root
length (cm)
|
Alternaria
disease
|
||
t/ha
|
%
|
Split
roots
|
Small
roots
|
|||
18D562
|
83.1 a
|
93.1
|
3.8
|
2.7
|
20.0 ab
|
5.0
|
TRI 6270
|
73.5 ab
|
97.2
|
0.4
|
1.6
|
16.7abc
|
5.0
|
TRI 3848
|
72.7 ab
|
96.0
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
15.0 c
|
4.3
|
18D563
|
67.4 bc
|
94.3
|
1.1
|
3.2
|
17.7 abc
|
4.3
|
Terracotta
|
66.0 bc
|
92.1
|
2.5
|
3.1
|
16.0 bc
|
4.3
|
New Kuroda
|
62.4 bcd
|
92.1
|
0.8
|
4.5
|
17.0 abc
|
5.0
|
HY No-06
|
60.3 cd
|
89.9
|
2.9
|
4.3
|
19.3 abc
|
4.3
|
CA 18101
|
59.1 cde
|
90.9
|
3.2
|
2.7
|
18.3 abc
|
4.3
|
UGCA 2601
|
58.7 cde
|
91.8
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
19.0 abc
|
4.3
|
New Kuroda 2602
|
56.9 cde
|
92.2
|
1.7
|
3.1
|
17.0 abc
|
4.7
|
CA18102
|
53.5 def
|
90.1
|
2.6
|
3.2
|
18.0 abc
|
5.0
|
Changhong
|
53.5 def
|
89.0
|
1.8
|
4.8
|
16.3 abc
|
5.0
|
Honor208
|
53.3 def
|
89.0
|
2.8
|
3.9
|
19.0 abc
|
5.0
|
Kefeng
|
52.4 def
|
84.2
|
3.9
|
5.8
|
17.7 abc
|
4.3
|
18D561
|
50.7 def
|
88.9
|
2.1
|
4.3
|
20.7 a
|
5.0
|
Hongsheng
|
48.3 ef
|
83.3
|
3.9
|
6.1
|
18.3 abc
|
3.3
|
King Kuroda
|
48.0 ef
|
84.0
|
3.3
|
6
|
17.3 abc
|
4.7
|
Early 19
|
43.5 f
|
88.4
|
0.9
|
4.9
|
17.0 abc
|
2.3
|
Significance
|
**
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
**
|
n.s
|
CV %
|
10.5
|
6.0
|
114.7
|
54
|
7.7
|
21.7
|
n.s., ** - Not significant and significant at
p≤ 0.01 respectively
|
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Same letter are not significantly different at
p ≤ 0.05 of DNMRT
|
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