Cauliflower

Cauliflower — 2Seed selection & treatment

  • Seed and nursery

    Seed rate: 375 g/ha (250 g/ha for hybrids 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. Transplant 25-day-old (early varieties) or 45-day-old (late varieties) seedlings. 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)), Cauliflower – Nursery; seed rate; seed treatment, pp. 124–125
    Region
    Tamil Nadu
    Last updated
    2026-11-04