Cabbage

Cabbage — 2Seed selection & treatment

  • Seed and nursery

    Seed rate: 650 g/ha (250 g/ha for hybrids raised in protrays). Treat seed in hot water at 50 °C for 30 minutes; 25 g Azospirillum treats 250 g of seed. Nursery: 100 m² per hectare, with 300 kg FYM, 10 kg of 9:9:9 mixture, 50 g sodium molybdate and 100 g borax. Sow in rows 10 cm apart on raised beds. Seedlings are ready in 40–45 days (about 25 days in protrays). Avoid land with club root disease.

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    Source
    Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Cabbage – Seed rate; nursery; seed treatment, p. 119
    Region
    Tamil Nadu
    Last updated
    2026-11-04