IMPACT OF VARIETIES AND NUTRIENT LEVELS ON YIELD AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)

A field experiment was conducted at the Vegetable Research Field, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh during the rabi season of 2016-17 under the edaphic and climatic conditions of Mandsaur. The experiment included two varieties (V1-Golden Acre & V2-Pusa Drumhead) and 6 nutrient levels (N1-75:50:60 kg NPK/ha, V2-75:75:60 kg NPK/ha, V3-100:50:60 kg NPK/ha, V4-100:75:60 kg NPK/ha, V5-125: 50:60 kg NPK/ha & V6-125:75:60 kg NPK/ha). It was laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Growth parameters, yield attributes & yield, quality parameters and economics were observed significant in cabbage variety Pusa Drumhead (V2) when compared to Golden Acre (V1). These parameters were also found to be significant in nutrient level N6 (NPK-125:75:60 kg/ha) followed by N5, N4, N3 and N2 and least in N1 (NPK-75:50:60 kg/ha). High net income (Rs.272565.93/ha) and B:C ratio (5.18) was realized in case of treatment combination V2N6, while lowest values (Rs.83700.10/ha and 1.65) was found under V1N1.