Current Trends in Cabbage Breeding

Abstract

Summary Cabbage is an important vegetable crop of the family Brassicaceae and is grown in many countries of the globe. There are different types of cabbage depending upon shape, size, and color. It is a highly cross-pollinated crop where heterosis in F1 hybrid progeny has been exploited so largely in developing countries too. Due to high yield, strong disease resistance, wide adaptability, good quality, and uniform economic characters. The rate of conversion from open pollinated varieties to hybrid varieties and seed replacement ratio is very high in this crop. There are different temperature requirements for fresh vegetable and seed production purposes. The self-incompatibility and male sterility systems are present in the crop, which facilitates easy and cheaper hybrid seed production. For the successful seed production program we need suitable production area, congenial environment, and stable parents. The present review deals with the vegetative, reproductive biology, breeding methods, heterosis breed...