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Planting Density — White Cabbage

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group)

Planting density of white cabbage is a critical technical parameter that regulates marketable head size, maturity timing, and total yield, depending on the biological characteristics of the hybrid.

In the reference 31 varieties crop White cabbage, where this is mentioned in the description.

In white cabbage, there is a direct correlation between the plant's nutritional area and the target size of the marketable head. Adjusting planting density serves as a management tool: increasing density helps delay maturity, while thinning stimulates active head growth, which is necessary for producing larger-sized crops.

The choice of planting density depends on the maturity group: early-maturing varieties require higher density (approx. 50–60 thousand plants/ha), whereas mid-season and late-maturing types require a larger nutritional area with a density of 30–45 thousand plants/ha. In direct-seeding cultivation, the target density is achieved by thinning seedlings at the 3–4 true leaf stage.

Each hybrid possesses individual responsiveness to changes in planting density. During variety testing, optimal density parameters are determined, under which a specific genotype most effectively realizes its biological yield potential.

General information about the subject — on the page Planting density.

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Varieties of White cabbage mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Sufama

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
3 records

Gilson

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Austin

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

CZ
2 records

Kilazol

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Monarchy

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Riziero

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

HU
2 records

Corona

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Dowinda

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

DE
2 records

Korino

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

CZ
2 records

Rubeny

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Klabishi

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Toughma

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

DE
2 records

Gunma

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

NL
2 records

Portoza

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

CZ
2 records

Zanzibar

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

CZ
2 records

Minica

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

CZ
2 records

Dallas

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

CZ
2 records

Kozak F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Robert Prieur

UA
1 record

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

UA
2 records

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Sjaak van de Ploeg

UA
2 records

Novator F1

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Zoltan Gazsi

UA
1 record

Avak F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Liubosh Srbek, Tyshkovs`kyi Volodymyr Mykhailovych, Yan Oliva,

UA
2 records

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Sjaak van de Ploeg

UA
2 records

Adema F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Yurhen Berh

UA
1 record