SAINT CABBAGE

Saint

Highly compact blue green head. Best variety for Maharashtra and Karnataka market

♦ Head Colour : Bluish Green

♦ Head Weight : 1.25 to 1.50 kg

♦ Head Shape : Round

♦ Field Holding : 15 to 20 days

♦ Internal Structure : Excellent

♦ Maturity : 55 to 60 days

Tips for Growing Cabbage

Soil : Well drained medium loam and /or sandy loam soils are suitable.
Sowing time : As per the regional practices and timings.
Optimum temp.for germination : 25 - 300C
Transplanting : 25-30 days after sowing.
Spacing : Early maturity - Row to Row : 45 cm, Plant to Plant : 30 cm
Late Maturity - Row to Row : 60cm, Plant to Plant : 45 cm
Seed rate : Early maturity : 180 - 200 gm / acre.
Late Maturity : 120 -150 gm / acre
Preparation of Main field : Deep ploughing and harrowing. ● Add well decomposed FYM 7-8 tones followed by harrowing to mix in the soil thoroughly. ● Open the ridges and furrows at required spacing. per acre Apply basal dose of chemical fertilizer before transplanting. ● irrigate the field one day before transplanting, make a hole at a required spacing to plant seedling . ● Transplanting should be done late afternoon, after transplanting light irrigation should be given for better and quick establishment.

Chemical Fertilizer : Fertilizer requirement varies with soil fertility

• Basal application before transplanting : 25:50:60 NPK kg / acre
• First top dressing 10-15 days after transplanting : 25:50:60 NPK kg / acre
• Second application 20 – 25 days after first top dressing : 25:00:00 NPK kg / acre
• Third application 10-15 days after second application : 25:00:00 NPK kg / acre
• Boron & Molybdenum should be sprayed at button stage

Product	Fruit Colour	Related Maturity / Picking	Fruit Size	Fruit Shape / Skin
Green Challenger	Bluish Green	70 - 75 days	1.4 to 1.6kgs	Round
Green Flash	Dark green	53 - 57 days	1.4 to 1.5kgs	Round
Green Voyager	Blue green	15 - 20 days	1.4 to 1.6kgs	Round
Indu	Attractive green colour	15 - 20 days	1.2 to 2kgs	Round
Millenium III	Green	15 - 20 days	1 to 1.2kgs	Round
Saint	Bluish Green	15 - 20 days	1.25 to 1.5kgs	Round
Diamond Express	Light Green	50 - 55 days	700 - 900gm	Round
Omphalos	Dark green	75 - 80 days	1.5 to 1.8kgs	Flat Round
Zennith	Green	55 - 60 days	1.5 to 1.7kgs	Round
Shaurya	Attractive green	60 - 70 days	.8 to 1.2kgs	Round

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