• Vigorous plant with blue-green leaves
•  Head is round, attractive green, and compact
•  Suitable for Hot and Humid climate 

Characteristics 

Agronomy 

• Seed Treatment-rate of timing/ chemical

  Seeds are treated with Carbendazim 2g + Thiram 2 g per Kg of seeds.

• Sowing Time

  Summer, Rabi, Kharif (as per variety recommendation)

• Seed Rate/ Sowing method- line sowing with row to row and plant to plant distance/ direct sowing

  Seed Rate: 100-120 g per acre.

  Sowing: Sow the seeds in nursery, after 21 days, seedlings will get ready for transplant

  Spacing: 60 x 30 cm

• Fertilizer dose with timing

  Total N:P:K requirement @ 80:100:120 kg per acre.

  Dose & Timing:

  Basal Dose: Apply 50% N and 100% P, K as basal dose during final land preparation.

  Top Dressing: 25% N at 20 days after sowing and 25% N at 35 days after sowing

• Weed Control- Chemicals with doses and timing

  Timely weed removal is very important, need based hand weeding can be done to ensure healthy crop.

  2 rounds of weeding is sufficient.

• Diseases & Pest control- Chemicals with doses and timing

  Apply insecticides as per recommendation. In summer, crop must be protected from DBM

  • Advised preventive sprays for leaf eating caterpillars.

  • Irrigation Schedule

    Irrigation Frequency Depends upon -

    Soil type: Light soils & summer season need more frequency.

    Pre transplanting: Irrigation advised in summer, 2^nd day after transplanting a light running irrigation is suggested.

  • Harvesting

    Depending upon variety and season, cabbages generally matures within 65-75 days after transplanting. Once the head become compact, it is harvested. Harvesting done by applying pre-harvest irrigation along with 3-4 lower leaves.

  • Expected Yield of the variety

    Average yield: 18 – 20 MT /acre (depending on season  and cultural practice)