Evaluation of table carrot varieties and hybrids for dried products production

The objective of the study is to determine the optimal varieties and hybrids of table carrots grown in the Krasnodar Region for the production of dried products. Objectives: to evaluate varieties and hybrids of ta-ble carrots; to study morphological and quality indicators, as well as resistance to diseases, flowering and cracking during storage. The objects of the study were varieties and hybrids of table carrots grown in the Krasnodar Region. During the study, in order to determine the optimal varieties for drying, data on 25 varieties and hybrids of carrots (number of sown areas, yield, morphological and quality characteristics, disease resistance) obtained from farms in the Krasnodar Region were analyzed. The study was conduc-ted at the Krasnodar Research Institute for Storage and Processing of Agricultural Products – a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "North Caucasian Federal Scientific Center for Horticul-ture, Viticulture and Winemaking" (Krasnodar, Russia). The optimal varieties and hybrids of table carrots suitable for drying were selected: Arcadia, Brilliance, Cadence, Redsan, Samson, Turbo. The recom-mended varieties have the following advantages: medium-sized, cylindrical root crops, high yield (from 1.7 to 10.7 kg/m2), resistant to diseases, as well as to flowering and cracking. These indicators have a positive effect on the efficiency and quality of the drying process. The selected varieties will be used in the deve-lopment of technology and equipment for preparing plant materials for drying using electromagnetic fields of extremely low and ultra-low frequencies.