Carrot is a cool-season crop; roots develop good colour at 15–20 °C. It needs deep, loose loamy soil with pH 6.0–7.0. Plains: sow in August. Hills: year-round above 1500 m with assured irrigation, or July–February at 1000–1500 m. Varieties: plains — India Gold, Pusa Kesar, Half Long Danvers; hills — Ooty 1, Early Nantes, New Korda.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Carrot – Varieties; climate and soil; season, p. 128
