Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) is a long-term breeding project that addresses the critical needs of organic carrot farmers by developing orange and novel colored carrots with improved disease and nematode resistance, improved weed competitiveness, and improved nutritional value and flavor. The project was awarded funding by the USDA NIFA OREI program in 2011, 2016 and 2021... Read more
Purple carrots
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colored carrots
Resources
NOVIC carrot variety trial at Oakhill Organics
Organic Variety Trial Database

News

CIOA Poster at the Organic Seed Growers Conference
Call for Abstracts: 41st International Carrot Conference
Unearthing the Flavors of CANOVI – CIOA Carrot Trials & Breeding Farm Club
February 7: CANOVI Carrot Breeding Webinar
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Funding

 

This project was funded by the Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant, part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Award # 2011-51300-30903; Award # 2016-51300-25721: CIOA 2- Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture With Added Grower and Consumer Valuel Award # 2021-51300-34900: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture: Leveraging On-Farm and Below Ground Networks.