Kashi Gobhi-25: An early cauliflower variety for North Indian plain


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Authors

  • B K Singh ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305
  • Bhuneswari S ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305
  • Pradip Karmakar ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305
  • B Singh ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305
  • P M Singh ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305

Abstract

Cauliflower is an important vegetable of India belonging to Cole crop and family Brassicaceae. Kashi Gobhi-25 is an early maturing and high yielding OP variety of tropical cauliflower developed by ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, UP, and is released and notified for Uttar Pradesh in 2018 & 2019, respectively. The variety comes to curding in the last week of October to first fortnight of November at daytime temperature range of 22-27°C. The potential yield of the variety is 23-25 t/ha with average marketable curd weight of 500-600 g. The variety is in breeder seed chain, and commercialised through licensing with private and public sectors. Due to its early maturing, medium curd size and compactness, the variety has gained popularity among the farmers.

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Submitted

2022-09-16

Published

2023-07-19

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Singh, B. K., S, B., Karmakar, P., Singh, B., & Singh, P. M. (2023). Kashi Gobhi-25: An early cauliflower variety for North Indian plain. Indian Horticulture, 68(3), 17-18. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/128098