Descriptor: Root length (Root length)



 
Definition:
Root length
Crop:
Carrots
Category:
Root Descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
Comment:
Descriptors for wild and cultivated carrots (Daucus carota L.). 7.4.6
Responsible Site:
UK Vegetable Genebank (UKVGB)

Distribution of Values for Root length (Root length)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
1Very short (Parijse Markt 2, Parijse Markt 3)10
10Extremely long2
2Very short-short13
3Short (Chantenay)61
4Short-intermediate145
5Intermediate (Nantaise)206
6Intermediate-long159
7Long (Berlikumer 2, Berlikumer 3)126
8Long-very long90
9Very long (Lange Stompe Winter)103