ABSTRACT
Carrots have many wild relatives, possible ancestors, and terrestrial races that could be used to develop new cultivars with improved yields and resistance to biotic, abiotic, and environmental stresses. Focusing on broad genetic resources and genomic tools for carrots and reviving them for the exploitation of novel alleles is required to boost the genetic potential of distinct carrot kinds for essential features. This will pave the way for further enhancement of carrot genetic potential for essential qualities in the future. The primary objective of individuals engaged in carrot breeding should be the discovery of favorable alleles with the intent of leveraging those to bring about the domestication of unique alleles gained from the wild relatives of cultivated groups of carrots. This would allow carrot breeders’ immediate access to important alleles that boost yield, nutrient content, organoleptic quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. When it comes to studying the allelic variation in candidate genes that influence important desired qualities, allele mining is a new and cutting-edge technology. This study highlights the need for improved “mining” techniques to enhance allele finding tactics in the pre-breeding program to maximize the breeding program’s potential.
