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22 December 2024
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മലയാളം
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Agriculture > Vegetables
> Carrot (Daucus carota)
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About the crop
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Carrot can be grown in high ranges from August to January. Well-drained sandy loam
soil is best suited for the crop.
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Varieties
Pusa Kesar, Nantes, Pusa Meghali,Pusa Nayanjyothi F1 (suited for commercial cultivation in the tropical plains of Kerala).
Planting Requirements
Seed rate is 5-6 kg/ ha. It is usually sown on ridges to facilitate good root production
Ridges of about 20 cm height are made 45 cm apart and seeds sown 10 cm apart on
the rows. The seed is mixed with fine sand and sown in rows by hand and covered
with soil to make it firm around it.
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Manures and Fertilisers
Apply 25 t/ha FYM before sowing and a fertilizer dose of 37.5 kg N, 62.5 kg P2O5
and 50 kg K2O per ha as basal. Topdressing with 37.5 kg N per ha may
be done one month after sowing.
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Aftercultivation
It is necessary that enough soil moisture is available to help uniform seed germination
and growth of plant. Uproot excess seedlings (thinning) three weeks after sowing
leaving a plant to plant spacing of 10 cm to facilitate better tuber growth. Weeding
should be done at regular intervals to keep down the weeds. Shallow hoeing is necessary
to facilitate root growth. When the root starts growing, earthing up should be done.
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