Varietal Evaluation of Broccoli (Brassica Oleraceae var. Italica)

Broccoli (Brassica Oleraceae var. Italica) is an unusual vegetable that has gained appeal among Indian producers in recent years due to its excellent nutritional content and market potential. An experiment was done to measure the broccoli’s growth, yield, and quality. The research experiment was carried out at Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj during the year 2021-2022. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design comprising of 10 Broccoli genotypes as follows: viz.,Fiesta , Green Magic ,Green Giant ,Local Broccoli ,Lucky F1, Broccoli Hybrid, Green star F1, Broccoli Captain 488,Green Fairy, Anastya , with three replications. The observed and recorded were sets of parameters divided in 3 categories as growth, yield and quality. The results revealed that the genotype “Green Magic” had the best overall performance than the other evaluated genotypes of Broccoli as revealed from the data of the growth, yield and quality parameters.