Ramesha Moratagi, Syam Sundar Reddy P, Syed Sadarunnisa, Padmaja VV and Ramanjaneya Reddy A

A field experiment was conducted to study the suitability of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) cultivars with different plant densities for southern Agro climatic zone of Andhra Pradesh. The experiment was conducted with four cultivars and three spicing levels. The treatments were replicated thrice in two factorial randomized block design. Highly significant differences were observed among the cultivars, spacing levels and combined effect for yield and non- significant differences were observed for quality parameters, Among the cultivars Pusa Meghana recorded highest in all yield parameters viz., curd weight, curd diameter, CSI and yield per hectare whereas, spacing level, S₂ (45 cm x 45 cm) recorded highest under all yield parameters. Among the interaction effects the cultivar Pusa Meghana with 45 cm x 45 cm spacing levels (V₂S₂) recorded highest in all yield parameters. Among the cultivars Pusa Meghana recorded highest TSS in S₁ spacing, Pusa Karthiki recorded high total sugars in S₂, Pusa Ashwini recorded high reducing sugars in S₂ and Pusa Sharad recorded high ascorbic acid content in S₁.

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