Cabbage Varieties & Their Characteristics

Golden Acre: Early growing variety with small round heads, colour of the leaves is light green from outside and dark green from inside. Individual head weighing 1-1.5 kg, harvested within 60-65 days after transplanting. Late harvesting leads to heads cracking. Average yield is 20-24 t/ha.

Pride of India: Early growing variety medium-large head weighing 1-1.5 kg, harvested within 70-80 days after transplanting, Average yield is 20-28 t/ha.

Copenhagen Market: Late maturing variety, popular variety in West Bengal. Head is large in size weighing 2.5-3 kg each. harvested within 75- 80 days after transplanting,

Pusa Mukta: Heads flattish round, medium sized with light green outer leaves, weighing 1.5-2 kg each. Tolerant to black rot disease. Average yield is 25-30 t/ha.

Pusa Synthetic: Heads are medium in size, high yielding variety, Average yield is 35-46 t/ha.

Midseason Market: Mid season variety. Heads are round and weigh 2-4 kg.Harvested within 80-90 days after transplanting.

September Early: Mid season variety popular in the Nilgiris, head is compact, flat-oblong with bluish green foliage, weighing 4-6 kg. Harvested within 105-110 days after transplanting. It is susceptible to black rot disease. Average yield is 40-50 t/ha. This variety can be kept in the field after they are ready for arvest and do not show cracking.

Pusa Drumhead: Late season variety. The heads are large, flat, somewhat loose and drum shaped. Each head weighs 3-5 kg. Outer leaves are light green with prominent mid-rib. Requires long winter for a good crop, tolerant to black leg disease. Average yield is 50-54 t/ha.

Early Drum Head: Early maturing variety with heads flat, medium-large, weighing 2-3kg, Average yield is 20-30 t/ha.

Late Large Drum Head: Late maturing variety with heads compact, flat and equal in size. Harvested within 100-105 days after transplanting. Average yield is 20-30 t/ha.

K-1 Heads are large sized with inner leaves white in colour, tolerant to black rot disease, Average yield is 20-30 t/ha.