Abstract:Negligible amounts of carrot (Daucus carota L.) seed were produced in Brazil prior to the release of cv. Brasilia in 1982. This cultivar is tolerant of high temperature and resistant to leaf blight caused by Alternaria dauci (Kühn) Groves & Skolko (Vieira et al., 1983). Since 1982 technology for production of Brasilia seed has developed rapidly and over 40 t of seed have been produced, representing more than 8000 ha planted. Fungicides are widely used on carrot root crops and growers have naturally extended th… Show more
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