An Objective Method of Recording and Comparing the Shapes of Carrot Roots
- 1 January 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Horticultural Science
- Vol. 38 (3) , 232-241
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221589.1963.11514074
Abstract
It is assumed that the shape of a carrot root lies between that of a cylinder and a cone having the same maximum diameter and length as the root. By determining the diameter, length and weight of roots it is shown that a statistical comparison of the shapes of populations of roots is possible. This is illustrated by an analysis of data on ten varieties of carrots. A method of constructing the mean shape of a population of roots is also described.Keywords
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