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Carrot red leaf associated RNA (CtRLVaRNA) was originally described in Californian carrots (Daucus carota L.) (Watson et al., 1998). It has also been reported from parsley (Petroselenium crispum) in Belgium (Vercruysse et al., 2000).
Carrot allergy is generally associated with allergy to birch pollen or with the celery-carrot-mugwort-spice syndrome. Allergy to carrot seems rather less common than the related allergy to celery.
Wild carrot (Daucus carota var. carota) cell suspensions (63 120 µm in diameter) were grown on a mineral salt medium containing different carbon sources in the presence (10 mM) and absence of myo-inositol.
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs. Umbels are a characteristic of plants such as carrot, parsley, dill, and fennel (Family Apiaceae).
Howard County's official flag was chosen from among forty entries in a contest sponsored by The Central Maryland News. This winning entry was submitted by Jean O. Hannon (Mrs. Phillip A.) of Howard County and described as "a red and white design which incorporates part of the Maryland flag.
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