High-quality and High-yielding Carrot F1 Hybrid Cultivar Ground King
2013
Kwon, Y.S., 1National Institute of Crop Science, Pyungchang, Republic of Korea | Hur, Y.Y., National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Scienced, RDA, Republic of Korea | Kim, K.D., 1National Institute of Crop Science, Pyungchang, Republic of Korea | Jang, S.W., National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Scienced, RDA, Republic of Korea | Lee, J.N., National Institute of Crop Science, Pyungchang, Republic of Korea | Im, J.S., National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Scienced, RDA, Republic of Korea | Lee, U.H., National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Scienced, RDA, Republic of Korea | Ryu, S.Y., National Institute of Crop Science, Pyungchang, Republic of Korea | Kim, W.B., National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Scienced, RDA, Republic of Korea | Park, K.H., RDA, Suwon, Republic ofKorea
A new carrot F1 hybrid cultivar,Ground King was developed from the cross between a male sterile line 80027A as a female parent and 804229 as a male parent in 2003. Regional yield trial was carried out at five different provinces and three cultivation types from 2006 to 2008. The plant growth habit is erect and the root type is cone-shaped like Yangmeon cultivar. Maturity belonged to a late-maturity type. It grows up to 59.3 cm in height and the average leaf number of a single plant is 9.4. Root color is all scarlet for skin, flesh and core. Regarding to disease resistance, it showed medium resistance to leaf blight and powdery mildew. The average root weight of Ground King is very high as 171 g in compared with that of a commercial Yangmyeon as 166 g. This variety will be optimal for spring and summer cultivation since the bolting ratio combe as low as 3.9%.
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