Introduction

• All Cole crops except Chinese Cabbage have developed from wild cliff Cabbage (B. oleracea var. sylvestris), known as colewort’s, from which the name Cole is derived.

Cole crops includes: –

• Cauliflower : Brassica oleraceae var. botrytis
• Cabbage -White Cabbage : Brassica oleraceae var. capitata.
• Red Cabbage : B.oleraceae var. rubra.
• Savoy Cabbage : B.oleraceae var. sabauda
• Broccoli : Brassica oleraceae var. italica
• Khol rabi (Gyath govi) : Brassica oleraceae var. caulorapa/ gongylodes
• Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
• Chinese Cabbage : Heading Type : Brassica campestris sub sp. pekinensis, Non Heading
• Type : sub sp.chinensis
• Kale/collards : Brassica oleraceae var. acephala