Vol. 69 No: 5

Title:
Breeding Progress in Green Curded Cauliflowers (Brassica Oleracea L. Botrytis Group)

Authors:
A.R. GRAY and L.S. DOYLE

pp: 851-860

Abstract:
Original seedstocks, populations developed by recurrent selection, and inbred lines of two green curded cauliflowers, Di Macerata and Romanesco, were compared in two adjacent but independent trials at Wellesbourne. Trial results indicate that recurrent selection and inbreeding had generally led to significant improvement in uniformity of maturity, increased marketable yield, and improved quality characters contributing to overall appearance and marketability of the product. Depending on the strength of self incompatibility, inbred lines derived from improved populations could potentially be used as varieties, or as parental lines for hybrids.

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