DIAMOND EXPRESS CABBAGE

🥬 Diamond Express – Early Maturing Cabbage Hybrid

Diamond Express is a fast-growing, early maturity cabbage hybrid with compact round heads, suitable for markets needing quick harvest cycles. With moderate internal structure and short field holding, it fits perfectly in early sowing windows and short-season production systems.

✅ Key Features

• Early maturing hybrid – ready in 50 to 55 days
• Light green, round-shaped heads
• Compact head size: 700 – 900 grams
• Moderate internal structure
• Short field holding: 6 to 8 days

🌱 Head & Plant Characteristics

📋 Agronomy Tips for Growing Cabbage

Soil Requirements:

• Well-drained medium loam or sandy loam soils are ideal

Sowing & Transplanting:

• Sowing Time: As per local/regional practices
• Optimum Temperature for Germination: 25°C – 30°C
• Transplanting: 25–30 days after sowing

Spacing:

• Early Maturity: Row to Row: 45 cm, Plant to Plant: 30 cm
• Late Maturity: Row to Row: 60 cm, Plant to Plant: 45 cm

Seed Rate:

• Early Maturity: 180 – 200 g/acre
• Late Maturity: 120 – 150 g/acre

Field Preparation:

• Deep ploughing and harrowing for fine tilth
• Incorporate 7–8 tons/acre of well-decomposed FYM
• Form ridges and furrows at recommended spacing
• Apply basal fertilizer before transplanting
• Irrigate field a day before transplanting
• Transplant seedlings in late afternoon for better establishment
• Provide light irrigation immediately after transplanting

🧪 Fertilizer Management

• Spray Boron and Molybdenum at button stage for enhanced head formation

📍 Sowing Season

• Sowing Season: As per regional agro-climatic suitability

Note: Yield may vary depending on local conditions, crop management, and seasonality.