Cauliflower

Cauliflower:

Brassicas oleraceae Var . botrytis 

Family: Cruciferae( Brassicaceae)

• Cole crops are Cauliflower, cabbage , Knol Khol , Broccoli 

All Cole crops are developed from wild crop colewarts from which 'Cole' is derived.

Varieties: Two groups 

a) Seeds are freely produced in plain 

1) Very Early - Early Kunwari

2) Early : Pusa Deepali , Pant Shubhra

3) Mid : Improved Japanese , Pusa Shubhra 

4) Mid late : Pusa synthetic , D- 96

b) Temperate / European type which require chilling

v) Late : Snowball -16 ,  Pusa snowball -1,2 , K-1

∆ Hybrid : 

Pusa Hybrid -2 , IAHS - 12 , 18

∆ Types of Cauliflower Curd:

a) Ricy / Fuzzy :

Curd becomes granular , loose and sometimes velvetty appearance due to climatic conditions and somwhat genetical chracter or delayed harvesting.

b)Leafy: 

Apperance of green leaves in the segment of cauliflower curd 

c) Perfect: 

Solid , compact , all parts are well arranged 

✓ Physiological disorder

a) Browning :

Curd becomes brown and stem becomes hollow due to deficiency of Boron

b)Whiptail:

No development of curd , leaves become thick , green and leathery due to deficiency of Molybdenum

c) Blindness: In early stage , terminal bud dies either due to mechanical injuryv or insects or low temp 

d) Buttoning:

Formation of miniheads or button like curds due to N- deficiency or transplanting of old aged seedling .

• Seed production: Isolation distance for CS- 1000 m

FS : 1600 m

✍️Agricos Vaishnavi Nimkar

At. Gunji Po. Ashoknagar

Tq.Dhmanagaon Railway 

District Amravati

Contact No: 7666441799