Caravel F1 (llinois Foundation Seeds, Inc., Johnny's Selected Seeds, Stokes Seeds Inc.)
A cylindrical organic, early Nantes with a slight taper and blunt tip. It has strong vigorous tops for flexibility in harvest window and good yield potential. ‘Caravel’ has an attractive skin coloration, and is an early maturing variety. (Organic seed). Matures in 58 days.
Enterprise (Vegetables by Bayer, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Rupp Seeds)
A Seminis Vegetable Seeds fresh processing cut and peel or slicing carrot. ‘Enterprise’ has long, smooth, dark-orange roots with a small core. A strong top with good leaf blight tolerance. An early main maturing variety.
Intrepid F1 (Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc., Harris Seeds)
A widely adaptable tapered cello-type carrot averaging 10 inches long. ‘Intrepid’ has very smooth, vibrant orange skin and strong, well-adapted tops that resist bolting. Matures in 70 days.
‘KingCut’ is an Imperator Slender variety. An excellent option for organic or conventional production as a result of foliar resistance and vigor. A highly adaptable variety for cut and peel processing, with high percentage of cuts 1.875 inches for maximum processing efficiency. Matures in 110 to 120 days.
‘Musico’ has a uniform cylindrical root with well-rounded tips at maturity. A strong attachment for harvest by lifting or bunching. This early maturing variety has a very good internal quality. A nice replacement for ‘Primo’.
‘Orange Blaze’ is an Imperator, Cello variety, with smooth, cylindrical vigorous roots. It’s adaptable to muck, mineral and deep peat soils. An easy to harvest crop with yield potential. Matures in 70 days.
Orange Slice (Vegetables by Bayer, Seminis Vegetable Seeds)
‘Orange Slice’ has roots that are smooth and long with a great shape. It exhibits a vigorous and healthy foliage. This hybrid has the potential to be used for both fresh market and for the slicing segment.
An extremely fast early purple Kuroda x Nantes variety. ‘Purple Star’ has purple skin with an orange interior. It’s an excellent bulking carrot with good flavor. Matures in 68 days.
This Imperator Colored variety has a purple exterior with small yellow-orange core. It has a crisp texture, and is a good eating quality carrot. ‘PurpleSummer’ is a dual-purpose purple for fresh market, bunching, and processing. It’s suitable for organic production. Matures in 110 to 120 days.
Disease package: Bolting improvement in the spring and summer harvest windows.
A kaleidoscope of colors with five varieties. The carrots are 5 inches thick, sweet and tender. The array of colors are a showstopper at fresh market. Matures in 65 to 75 days.
A large cylindrical carrot with smooth roots that bulks up earlier (than other Nantes jumbo hybrids). ‘Silverstar’ has shown good results on mineral soils and mucks. It has a more consistent length and smoother root surface and is widely adapted.
‘Volcano’ is a hybrid carrot. It has a long smooth root, carries to a blunt tip, with an excellent attachment; that is suitable for easy pulling. The healthy tops resist frost and roots bury in soil for reduced green shoulders. It has long storage capability. It is a late maturing variety.
‘YAYA F1 Organic’ sets the standard for uniformity in early Nantes varieties. The 2 foot tops and 7 inch cylindrical blunt roots are ideal for bunching and baby carrots. Growers see high marketable yields in count and weight, and an average of 7.9% Brix. Matures in 60 days.
