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Botanical name of Cauliflower

Brassica oleraceae var. botrytis

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Family of Cauliflower

Cruciferae

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Origin of Cauliflower

Mediterranean region

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Chromosome number of Cauliflower

2n = 18

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Fruit of Cauliflower is called as

Curd

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Inflorescence of Cauliflower is called

Cymose

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Cauliflower is a

Thermo-sensitive crop

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Soil pH requirement for Cauliflower cultivation is

5.5 – 6.5

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Characteristics flavor of Cole crops is due to the presence of

Di methyl tri sulphate

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Closer spacing in Cauliflower cultivation results in

Small curds

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Spacing requirement for Cauliflower cultivation is

45 x 45 cm or 45 x 60 cm

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Chemical fertilizer requirement for Cauliflower

100 N: 50 P: 50 K kg/ha

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Borax is applied at the rate of

10-15 kg/ha

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Removal of central portion of curd for the earlier initiation of flower stalk in Cauliflower is known as

Scooping

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Method used to protect curd from yellowing after the direct exposure to sun & to arrest enzymatic activity is called

Blanching

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In late varieties of Cauliflower, seedlings are transplanted at

After 45 days

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In early varieties of Cauliflower, seedlings are transplanted at

After 25 days

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Cauliflower variety having self blanching habit

Pusa himjyoti & Pusa snowball

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Pusa snowball variety is resistant to

Sclerotium rot

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Black rot & inflorescence blight resistant variety of Cauliflower is

Pusa snowball & Pusa shubhra

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Early bearing varieties of Cauliflower

Early kunwari,

Pusa deepali,

Pusa katki,

Pusa sharad

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Late varieties of Cauliflower

Pusa snowball,

Pusa himjyoti

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Synthetic varieties of Cauliflower

Pusa synthetic,

Pusa early synthetic,

Pant Gobi-3

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Private sector hybrids of Cauliflower

White flesk,

Nath Ujwala,

Nath Shweta,

Early Himlata,

Himani