All India, The products depends on the segment like tropical, sub-tropical and temperate.

Select medium to sandy soils for cauliflower. It should have excellent drainage history. Soils with good nutrients helps cauliflower cultivation. Land should be levelled and low weed flora history.

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

Summer, Rabi, Kharif as per product segment.

Summer :Tropical - March to May

Kharif :Tropical / Sub-tropical - Mar to June & July to Aug

Rabi : Temperate - Sept to Mid Dec

Seed Rate: 100 - 120 g per acre.

Sowing: Sow the seed on nursery. After 21 days, seedling gets ready for transplant.

Spacing: Tropical - 60 x 30 cm, Sub-tropical - 60 x 45 cm, Temperate - 60 x 45 cm

It needs balanced and adequate fertilizer supply.

Put FYM

   - 5 ml + 50 kg SSP + 50 kg mop as basal dose.

   - Apply 50 kg urea just before ridge making.

   - 10 days after transplant apply 100 kg urea.

   - 20 days after transplant apply 50 kg DAP + 50 kg 10:26:26 + 800gm  

     Boron.

30 days after transplant apply 75 kg 10:26:26 + 25 kg urea

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

In summer use recommended insecticides to control DBM and leaf eating caterpillars

Cauliflower need optimum irrigation at all stages.

Light soils and summer season need more frequent irrigation. It is advised to have running (light) irrigation in winter and rainy season

Curd maturity depends on product segment. Tropical cauliflower matures at 55- 65 days after planting, sub-tropical and temperate matures at 60-75 and 75-85 days respectively.

Average yield: 12 -13 MT Sub-tropical -14-15 MT, Temperate - 16-18 MT per acre.