Genetic diversity structure of western-type carrots.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carrot is a crop with a wide range of phenotypic and molecular diversity. Within cultivated carrots, the western gene pool comprises types characterized by different storage root morphology. First western carrot cultivars originated from broad-based populations. It was followed by intercrosses among plants representing early open-pollinated cultivars, combined with mass phenotypic selection for traits of interest. Selective breeding improved root uniformity and led to the development of a range of cultivars differing in root shape and size. Based on the root shape and the market use of cultivars, a dozen of market types have been distinguished. Despite their apparent phenotypic variability, several studies have suggested that western cultivated carrot germplasm was genet

SUBMITTER: Stelmach K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8077844 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature