CHANGE IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CARROT ROOTS DEPENDING ON STORAGE AND CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Carrots are the most valuable root vegetable, which is important in human nutrition. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and crude fiber. But the amount of nutrients directly depends on the cultivation conditions and storage regimes. It has been established that the use of nitrogen fertilizers leads to an increase in the amount of dry matter, but at the same time, the amount of losses during storage increases