Morphology and yield evaluation of early maturing high yielding cabbage hybrids under rain fed mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand

In order to study the morphology and yield performance of some of the newly evolved cabbage hybrids under rain fed mid hill condition of Uttarakhand, an investigation was carried out during kharif season of 2011–12, at the research unit of Department of Vegetable Science, College of Forestry and Hill Agriculture, Hill Campus, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. During the study, observations for stalk length and diameter, leaf circumference and leaf area, number of non-wrapper leaves and their weight, plant spread, number of whorls per plant, head size and weight, marketable maturity, head compactness and yield were recorded. The findings of investigation revealed that amongst 12 hybrids, hybrid Green Star was proved the best with respect to disease and pest resfirstance and head yield. The yield of this hybrid was 389.99q ha⁻¹ and was 36.44% higher than the standard check Varun. Besides, the other new hybrids which were also found promising in marketable yield along with least incidence of diseases were F₁-Pragati and T-50. Based on overall performance of the different hybrids, it could be concluded that under the prevalent climatic conditions of rain fed midhill Uttarakhand, Green Star is the most suited hybrid, hence the same is recommended for farmers’ commercial cultivation, provided all scientific management practices are followed.