Origin and genetic improvement of indian cauliflower

A Review of Hybrid Cauliflower Development

“…So the present day Indian (tropical) cauliflower is the result of introgression of all the above types. The Indian cauliflower has been recognised as a different type not only at national but at international level also by the earlier workers like Nieuwhof, 1969 (Netherland); Swarup and Chatterjee, 1972;Chatterjee and Swarup, 1972;Crisp, 1982 (England). The Indian cauliflower has been further divided on the basis of temperature requirement for curd development and maturity as, (a) Early (20-27°C), (b) Mid (16-20°C), and (c) Mid-late (12-16°C) and under north Indian plains, the respective period for production are August end-mid November, Late November-mid December, and late December-mid January.…”

“…It would, therefore, be worthwhile to classify these broad groups so that a proper understanding and relationship of the present-day cultivars is possible. Swarup and Chatterjee (1972) classified these groups as shown in Table 1. Crisp (1982) has classified the cauliflowers according to their phylogeny in Table 2.…”

Genetic Diversity Assessment for Growth and Yield Traits in Cauliflower

“…The original introduction were Cornish type which originated in England, followed by temperate types, originated in Germany and Netherland in 18 th Century (Swarup and Chatterjee, 1972). It is grown in all parts of the country from 11ºN to 35ºN latitude (Nath et al, 1994).…”

The use of an evolutionary scheme for cauliflowers in the screening of genetic resources

“…British colonialism resulted in European cauliflowers being established as important crops in India and Australia. In India, types were developed adapted to hot, humid conditions, which have now spread throughout tropical regions of the world (CHATTERJEE & SWARUP, 1978); many are characterised by possessing the self-incompatibility of the biennial cauliflower recombined with the annual habit (SWARUP & CHATTERJEE, 1972;CHATTERJEE & SWARUP, 1980). In Australia, the recombinant types include a wide range of self-compatible cultivars, many of which mature much later under British conditions than does the ancestral annual type.…”