Processing markets include baby food production, frozen and canned products. Fresh packed articles include peeled baby carrots, carrot sticks, shredded carrots and salad mixes. Fresh market production for retail sales is still an important market. Carrots are produced for a variety of uses. They are also a good source of other vitamins, minerals and fiber. One of the reasons production is so widespread is that carrots are the major single source of Vitamin A in the diets of many cultures. The root was popular with Native Americans and production currently exists worldwide. Orange types, first grown in the Netherlands during the seventeenth century, were brought to North America by early settlers. Eventually, white and orange types were selected. Carrots were introduced to China by the thirteenth century and cultivation spread from the Middle East to Italy, Spain and throughout Europe by the fourteenth century.
Yellow types were eventually selected and produced in Syria and Iran in the ninth or tenth century. when purple root types were grown in the area currently known as Afghanistan. Cultivation of roots for consumption dates back to 600 A.D. They were used for a myriad of medicinal purposes including stomach ulcers, abscesses, bladder, liver and kidney problems, to aid in childbirth and even as aphrodisiacs. Cultivation of carrots for medicinal purposes began 2000 to 3000 years ago. Characteristic of most of the family's plants, an umbel has indivi-dual flower stalks originating from the same point on the stem.Ĭarrots probably originated in Asia around northwest India. The family name comes from the flower form, which is an umbel. Domestic carrots may have evolved from a wild form similar to its relative known in North America as Queen Anne's Lace. Other vegetable crops and herbs in this family include celery, parsnip, parsley, dill, caraway, anise, coriander and fennel. sativus) is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Today interest in both fresh market and processing carrots extends through-out the lower two thirds of the state.Ĭarrot ( Daucus carota var.
Production then spread to areas in Wayne, Brantley, Coffee and Jeff Davis Counties and is still active in most of these counties. Fresh market production in Georgia originated primarily in Pierce County. The original areas of production centered around Macon and Colquitt Counties. Commercial production was extremely sparse until the early 1990s with only a handful of acres, mostly grown for the processing market. Phatak - Extension HorticulturistsĬarrot production in Georgia is a relatively new industry.
History, Uses and Botanical Classification and Development
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the following persons without whose help this publication would not have been possible: Mr. Mention of trade names in this publication is not an endorsement of a particular product nor a lack of endorsement for similar products not mentioned. Growers are urged to consult the current Georgia Pest Management Handbook or check with their local county extension agent regarding the most recent chemical recommendations. Chemical pest control recommendations are subject to change from year to year and thus, only general pest control guidelines are mentioned in this publication. It is hoped that the information contained in this publication will assist growers in improving profitability in carrot production. Each topic is designed to focus on a particular aspect of production and provide the latest management technology for that phase of production. The 13 topics covered in this bulletin are all integral parts of a successful carrot management program. It is the most comprehensive production guide for carrots in Georgia ever assembled. This publication is the result of a joint effort among the seven disciplines in the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences that serve the Georgia carrot industry. Good Agricultural Practices in the Harvest, Handling and Packaging of Fresh Carrots.History, Uses and Botanical Classification and Development.Edited by William Terry Kelley, Former Extension Horticulturist
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