〔1China Vegetable Seed Technology Co.，Ltd.（Beijing），Beijing 100081，China；2State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding，Institute of Vegetables and Flowers，Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Beijing 100081，China〕
Abstract：‘Ziyu 199’is a new purple carrot F1 hybrid developed by crossing cytoplasmic male sterility line‘P27A’as female parent and inbred line‘738F’as male parent．It’s a medium maturing variety．The epidermis，phloem and xylem of storage root are purple with high content of anthocyanin〔1 002.7 mg·kg-1（DW）〕．The soluble solids content of root is about 7.8% that results in sweet and crisp taste．The root is long conical shape with smooth epidermis．The length and diameter of root is 20.0-22.0 cm and 3.0-3.5 cm， respectively．The single root weight is about 200 g，and the yield is about 52.5 t·hm-2．‘Ziyu 199’is resistant to immature bolting and suitable for most regions in China．
