Vidyalelo
Agriculture · Q431

Horticulture

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 431

Q431

Carrot roots become longer

A.
Above 10°C temperature
B.
Below 10°C temperature
Answer
C.
Above 25°C temperature
D.
Below 25°C temperature

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Carrot roots become longer below 10°C temperature.
The carrot is a root vegetable and biennial plant in the umbellifer family, Apiaceae. It grows a rosette of leaves while building up the enlarged taproot.
The shape and size of carrot roots are influenced by soil type, temperature, etc. branching in carrots due to hereditary and the presence of under-composted organic matter or injury to the tap root system or check in heavy soil at a lower temperature.