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Gobhi / Cauliflower in Pakistan – پھول گوبھی کی کاشت
Source: Gobhi / Cauliflower in Pakistan – پھول گوبھی کی کاشت, Agriculture Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan
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Cauliflower/Gobhi Cultivation in Pakistan
Sowing Time of Gobhi
- Last Week May- 15th Jun 1st Early (Tropical)
- July 2ndEarly (Tropical)
- Mid August-September Mid
- October Late
Sowing Methods for Gobhi
- Nursery sowing
- On Beds
- On Ridges
- In compost filled trays
- Direct Sowing
- Direct sowing mostly preferred for Hybrid cultivars Cultivated in mid and late season
- Germination occur after 3 days almost after 72 hours
- Protect from rain fall other wise seed will be rotten and unable to germinate
Gobhi Seed Rate
- 1 kg/ac for Early varieties
- 500-750 g /ac for mid, late and
- 100-150 g for hybrids
- Transplanting
- After 35-40 days (4-5 leaf stage)
Soil Type
- Soil having pH 6.0-7.0
- Sensitive to high acidic and alkaline soils
- Loamy to heavy loamy soil (best Production) with good drainage capacity
- Saline and sandy soil not suitable
- Early cauliflower preferably near to canal or cool soil
Fertilizer
- Heavy feeder crop
- N-P-K 69-50-50 kg/acre
- 2-3 bags of Urea
- 1-2 bags of DAP (at land preparation)
- 1-2 bag of potash (at land preparation)
- 9-12 tons/acre FYM (at land preparation)
- 4-6 kg/ac borax / (0.3 % foliar application)
- 1/3 urea add at land preparation remaining 2/3rd in 2-3 splits after earthing up of the soil
Irrigation
- First 5-6 irrigation after 3-4 days interval after transplanting remaining after 1 week in early seasons
- First 1-2 irrigations after 3-4 days after transplanting remaining after 1 week in mid and late season
Transplanting
- Method of Transplanting
- On ridges
- Time of transplanting
- Afternoon for early group
- Plant Geometry and plant population
- P×P = 30 – 45cm
- R×R = 75 cm
- 17000-20000 plants in Early
- 12000-15000 plants in Mid
Curd Development & Yield
- Early maturing varieties 60-70 days after transplanting
- Late maturing varieties 90-120 days (after transplanting)
- 8-10 ton/acre yield of local varieties
- 12-16 ton/ ac hybrids
Disorders
- Bracting
- Riceyness
- Fiziness
- Buttoning
- Blindness
- Purple Coloration
Major Insects
- Diamond Back moth
- Spotted Bollworm
- Aphids
- Cabbage butterfly
- Cabbage looper
Major Diseases
- Damping off
- Phytophthora root Rot
- Downy mildew
- Head rot
- Alternaria leaf spot
Gobhi / Cauliflower in Pakistan
