Evaluation of Seed Germination and Seedling Behaviour of Carrot Cultivars (Daucus carota L.)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in the Postgraduate Laboratory of the Department of Horticulture from 01 November, 2025 to 16 November, 2025 to determine the impact of carrot genotypes on different parameters during carrot seed germination. The single-factor experiment was laid out following a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. The experiment included eight carrot genotypes namely- King Kuroda, Kuroda Improved, Pusha Keshor, Bankim Keshor, Brasilia 2007, BAU Gazor 5, Brasilia Agroflora and Prima Agroflora. Results revealed that BAU Gazor 5 took the minimum time for the emergence of the radicle (24 hrs) and plumule (46 hrs) while Prima Agroflora took the maximum time for radicle emergence (28 hrs) and Kuroda Improved took maximum time for plumule emergence (72 hrs). Again, BAU Gazor 5 also showed the highest plumule (2.55 cm) and radicle lengths (2.12 cm) at different days after sowing. In case of fungal infection maximum found in Brasilia Agroflora and Prima Agroflora where BAU Gazor 5 didn’t show any fungal infection. Brasilia Agroflora also showed maximum seed rotting. However, the maximum germination percentage (86.67%) was also obtained from BAU Gazor 5. Overall, it can be concluded from the findings that BAU Gazor 5 showed better performance during carrot seed germination and seedling growth.

J Bangladesh Agril Univ 24(2): 101–107, 2026