Examples of typical carrot root shapes.
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Top row includes original European types; bottom two rows are major types grown
worldwide today
This photo (below) is a good representative sample of carrots, used in the 2014 research study entitled - New insights into domestication of carrot from root transcriptome analyses (Rong et al.: New insights into domestication of carrot from root transcriptome analyses. BMC Genomics 2014 15:895.)
For information here is the full classification of a carrot: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Apiales Family Apiaceae – Carrot family Genus Daucus L. – wild carrot P Species Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus- domestic carrot (It is generally accepted that domestic carrot is drawn from the wild variety) Note - Some classifications show Umbelliferae rather than Apiaceae |
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