Harvesting and Yield
- Early type cultivars mature in 40-50 days
- Mid type cultivars mature in 60-100 days
- Late type cultivars mature in 100 days
- Yields vary season of cultivation and varieties of cabbage
- The average yield of broccoli varieties : 10-14 ton/ha
Storage
- Head can be stored for 3-5 days at ordinary room condition where as it can be stored for several days at0 oC-2 oC with 85 – 90% RH.
Land Requirement Broccoli Seed Production
- Land is not suitable where same kind of crop or Cole crops was grown within previous two years
- The field should not contain seed borne disease infection beyond the maximum permissible level
- The field should be free from volunteer plant
- Soil should be fertile, sandy loam to clay loan and soil pH 6-6.8.
- Isolation distant : For foundation seed production = 1600 m and For certified seed = 1000 m, For
- Breeder Seeds = 3000 m