Commercial Varieties of Carrot

Name of Variety / Hybrid	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Meghali	Short tops with smooth roots, orange flesh and self-coloured core. Roots stumpy to slightly tapering. Suitable for early sowing (Aug–Sept) and late sowing (Oct–Nov). Marketable in 110–120 days. Average yield 250–280 q/ha.	Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Pusa Rudhira	More than 50% higher yield over Pusa Kesar. Self-core red coloured roots with delayed bolting. Maturity 85–90 days. Average yield 330 q/ha.	NCR
Pusa Asita	More than 30% higher yield than Pusa Kesar. Self-black coloured roots with late bolting. Maturity 95–100 days. Average yield 300 q/ha.	NCR
Pusa Vrishti	Heat tolerant tropical carrot suitable for early sowing beginning July in North Indian plains. Maturity 85–90 days. Average yield 250 q/ha.	NCR
Nantes	Temperate type with small tops and green leaves. Roots cylindrical, orange coloured with sweet flesh and self coloured core. Suitable for sowing mid-October to early December. Maturity 90–100 days. Yield about 120 q/ha.	All over India
Pusa Kesar	Short tops with tapering deep red roots. Core small and self coloured, rich in carotene. Maturity 80–90 days. Yield about 300 q/ha.	All over India
Pusa Yamdagni	Temperate type with orange roots having self coloured core. Slightly tapering or semi-stumpy roots with medium tops. Rich in carotene. Maturity 90–100 days. Yield about 120 q/ha.	All over India
Pusa Nayanjyoti	First orange coloured temperate carrot hybrid from public sector in India. Rich in beta-carotene (7.55 mg/100 g). Sowing Apr–Aug (hills) and Nov–Dec (North Indian plains). Roots self coloured with no core. Yield 35–45 t/ha.	NCR and Himachal Pradesh
HAU, Hisar
Hisar Gairic	Self-cored roots with high carotene content and higher yield than Pusa Kesar. Average yield about 300 q/ha.	Haryana