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CARROT
English Name: Carrot
Turkish Name: Havuç
Latin Name: Daucus
carota subsp. Sativus
Carrot roots are a plant species consumed as vegetables. There are many
publications around New Zealand, Australia, Africa and the Mediterranean. A
two-year-old plant, carrot roots, can land up to a depth of 1 meter in favorable
soil. The maturing carrots are removed from the soil and cleaned. Removal of soil
from the soil is carried out in autumn. Carrots are known for their richness in
vitamins. A large part of the 87% of the carcass consists of water. The carrot,
which is rich in vitamin A, is known to contain up to 6 mg of carotene per 100
grams.
Habitat: Cool
climate
Apart from this, vitamins B1, B2 are vitamins which are present in the content of
environments
carrot. Besides vitamins, minerals such as calcium and iron are also stored in
carrots. Purple and black ones are the most produced ones in Turkey, but orange
carrots are the most preferred in terms of consumption.
LEAF
ROOT
FLOWER
BODY
Leaf: Carrot is a plant that brings leafy fruit to a very large quantity. The leaves are about 40-50 cm long. In the second year, the
plant brings leafy fruit to abundant quantities.
Root: The shape of the carrot varies greatly depending on the varieties. Carrots stay at depths of 40-50 cm in some carrot
varieties, with no damage to any kind and with a pile root structure that can go as deep as 70-80 cm when soil conditions are appropriate.
Flower: The carrot plant shows bloom in the second year. The flowers are in the shape of an umbrella. There are 5 petals on the
flower. These petals are usually white in color, but in some varieties the petals on the inside of the umbrella can be purple in color.
Body: Depending on the variety, care and climate conditions, the variety takes up to 150-160 cm and ends with a flower
umbrella.
Carrots have lots of species
in different colours like
orange, red, purple, black,
white etc.