PERFORMANCE OF CABBAGE HYBRIDS UNDER RAINFED MID-HILL CONDITIONS OF UTTARAKHAND

The pooled data indicated considerable variation for vegetative characters,amongst which the maximum leaf area (1022.71 cm2) was ob served in Varun, while the hybrid T-50 top ranked with respect to number of wrapper leaves (14.98) and plant spread (68.56 cm).Golden Acre, an open pollinated check variety, took minimum number of days to maturity (44days from transplanting). Best quality and yield parameters viz., the maximum ascorbic acidcontent (139.53 mg/100 g) and head size (515.05 cm2) were recorded in Blue Diamond and NBH-Arun, respectively, whereas, T-50 measured the maximum head weight (2.106 Kg) and yield (801.19 q/ha).