Performance of F₄ Progenies Developed through Bud and Mixed Pollination in Late Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.)

The five plants in each progeny of F₃ from a cross PSB-1 × KT-9 were selected. These plants were bud and mix pollinated (BP and MP) to produce bud and mix pollinated seeds of F₃ i e F₄. The materials thus, developed were evaluated in compact family block design with three replications for eight horticultural and three quality traits. F₄ 11-119-BP, F₄ 11-111-BP, F₄ 11-113-BP, F₄ 5-109-BP and F₄ 2-77-BP and F₄ 4-92-MP, F₄ 4-94-MP, F₄ 11-120-MP, F₄ 3-84-MP and F₄ 11-112-MP possessed good yield and quality traits. PCV and GCV was high for the gross curd weight, net curd weight and harvest index. These three characters also exhibited high heritability and genetic advance as percentage of mean indicating the additive gene effects for these traits. The high heritability with low to moderate genetic advance was found for stalk length and days to harvesting.