Carrot Kuroda
Strong and vigorous plants
Large tapered roots
Best choice for rainy season
Early maturing
Carrot Kuroda is a bright orange, tender, and sweet-flavored variety, classified as an improved Chantenay-type carrot. It features a long, tapered root shape and a strong plant structure. Carrot Kuroda thrives in a wide range of soils, but deeply worked, light soils are ideal for producing long, straight roots. Heavy or stony soils may result in stunted or forked carrots. The use of manure or other organic materials can lead to dense root hair formation.
Characteristics
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KIND
Carrot (Daucus carota) -
MATURITY
90 - 100 days from seeding
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END USE
Fresh markets and processing
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ROOT LENGTH
15 - 25 cm -
SOWING TIME
Year-round -
FLAVOUR
Sweet -
PLANT HABIT
Vigorous -
POTENTIAL YIELD
80 -120 mt
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UNIFORMITY
Very good
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PLANT SPACING
5 - 10 cm X 15 cm -
SEED RATE/ HA
3 -4 kg
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SHELF LIFE
Good
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PLANT POPULATION/ HA
800 000 - 1 000 000 plants
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ROOT SHAPE
Tampered with blunt root end -
FERTILISATION GUIDE
Basal fertilizer: 800 -1000kg Compound D or Compound C. 30kg of calcium nitrate per ha split applied at 3, 5, 7, 9 weeks after emergence or 20g of calcium nitrate per m2 . (This is general recommendation hence soil test should be done for correct fertilizer rates and fertilizer types)
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