Daucus

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Daucus

Carrots
Genus:Daucus
Family:Apiaceae
Type:Perennials
Pollination:Insects

Daucus is the genus of plants that includes carrots, wild carrots, and several related plants, including from 22 to 25 species.

Description[edit | edit source]

Flowers in large umbels.

Species[edit | edit source]

Uses[edit | edit source]

Some species are grown for the edible roots, but otherwise grown for their flowers.

Harvesting[edit | edit source]

Roots of edible species are harvested the first year, before flower stalks are created.

Pests and diseases[edit | edit source]

Root Rot

  • Phymatotrichum omnivorum

Blight

  • Sclerotium rolfsii

Boron Deficiency

Calcium Deficiency

Aphids

Hoppers

Bugs

Flies

Beetles

Weevils

Caterpillars

References[edit | edit source]

  • Britton, Nathaniel Lord (1913). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Volume 2 (second edition ed.). Dover Publications, inc. p. 625. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • P. D. Strausbaugh and Earl L. Core (1977). Flora of West Virginia (Second ed.). Seneca Books, Grantsville, W. Virginia. p. 682. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Staff of the L. H. Bailey Hortorium (1976). Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press. p. 365. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Pirone, Pascal P. (1978). Diseases & Pests of Ornamental Plants (Fifth Edition ed.). John Wiley & Sons, New York. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Cranshaw, Whitney (2004). Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs. Princeton University Press. p. 592. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Pippa Greenwood, Andrew Halstead, A.R. Chase, Daniel Gilrein (2000). American Horticultural Society Pests & Diseases: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Plant Problems (First Edition ed.). Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing, inc. p. 202. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)