Carrot is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family. Carrot is an important vegetable, and its fresh taproot, which contains rich nutrients, is the main edible part. In the life cycle of carrot, NAC family transcription factors (TFs) are involved in almost all physiological processes. The function of NAC TFs in carrot remains unclear. In this study, 73 NAC family TF members in carrot were identified and characterized using transcriptome and genome databases. These members were divided into 14 subfamilies. Multiple sequence alignment was performed, and the conserved domains, common motifs, phylogenetic tree, and interaction network of DcNAC proteins were predicted and analyzed. Results showed that the same group of NAC proteins of carrot had high similarity. Eight DcNAC genes were selected to detect their expression profiles under abiotic stress treatments. The expression levels of the selected DcNAC genes significantly increased under treatments with low temperature, high temperature, drought, and salt stress. Results provide potentially useful information for further analysis of the roles of DcNAC transcription factors in carrot.
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