Morphological Characterization of Notified Varieties of Cabbage for Conducting DUS Tests

Six notified varieties of cabbage, viz., Golden Acre, Pusa Mukta, Pusa Drum Head, Pusa Ageti, Pride of India and Kinner Red were characterized morphologically using 21 qualitative and 12 quantitative characters. Except 5 qualitative characters, all exhibited polymorphism between varieties, thus explaining their immense potential for varietal characterization. However, varietal distinctness reference to cumulative characters has an edge over single character. The slight variation, might be due to environment, was apparent in the expression of characters for three consecutive seasons confirming uniformity and stability of the varieties.