Suitability of the variety for the Area Agro Climatic
Zone
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All India, the products depend on the segment like tropical,
sub-tropical, and temperate. |
Selection of the field/land preparation practices
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Select medium to sandy soils for cauliflower. It should have excellent
drainage history. Soils with good nutrients help cauliflower cultivation.
Land should be leveled and low weed flora history. |
Seed Treatment-rate of timing/ chemical
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Seeds are treated with Carbendazim 2g + Thiram 2 g per Kg of seeds. |
Sowing Time
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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/ Sowing method- line sowing with row to row
and plant to plant distance/ direct sowing
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Seed Rate: 100 - 120 g per acre.
Sowing: Sow the seed in the nursery. After 21
days, the seedling gets ready for transplant.
Spacing: Tropical - 60 x 30 cm, Sub-tropical -
60 x 45 cm, Temperate - 60 x 45 cm |
Fertilizer dose with timing
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It needs a 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. Apply 50 kg urea just
before ridge making.
10 ays after transplant apply 100 kg
urea. 11 12 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 |
Weed Control- Chemicals with doses and timing
|
Timely weed removal is very important, need-based hand weeding can be
done to ensure a healthy crop. |
Diseases & Pest control- Chemicals with doses and
timing
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In summer use recommended insecticides to control DBM and leaf-eating
caterpillars |
Irrigation Schedule
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Cauliflower needs optimum irrigation at all stages.
Light soils and the summer season need more frequent irrigation. It is
advised to have running (light) irrigation
in the winter and rainy season |
Harvesting
|
Curd maturity depends on the product segment. Tropical cauliflower
matures at 55- 65 days after planting and sub-tropical and temperate mature
at 60-75 and 75-85 days respectively. |
Expected Yield of the variety
|
Average yield: 12 -13 MT Sub-tropical -14-15 MT,
Temperate - 16-18 MT per acre. |
CHARACTERISTICS |
|
Weight
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Average curd weight is 1.0 Kg to 1.5 kg |
Recommended
States
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Recommended states for cultivation under normal agro-climatic
conditions in: |
Kharif: - Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan,
Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra |
FEATURES |
Vigorous
STR cauliflower with dark blue-green long foliage |
Dome-shaped
white curd with excellent compactness |
Very
good curd quality |