EVALUATION OF CULTIVATES OF CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata) IN CERRO PUNTA. PANAMA. 1995-1996.

Abstract

During 1995 and 1996 were evaluated cultivates of cabbage with the purpose to select high-performance promissory materials and with good characteristic agronomics. The first year were used four experimental hybrids, and the second year were incorporated three hybrids and three varieties of green cabbage and two varieties of purple cabbage. The results obtained in the first year did not show meaningful differences between the yields of the different evaluated treatments; however, it was found that the experimental hybrids had a greater head diameter upon comparing it with the commercial witness Izalco. The hybrid that showed more precociousness was the XPH-5781 and the less precociousness was the XPH-5957 compared with the witness Izalco, with yields of 53.62, 54.37 and 55.16 t/ha, respectively. In the second year, the hybrids outstanding were: XPH-5957, XPH-15513 and Pacific, that surpassed to the witness Izalco, with yields of 50.06, 47.35, 45.48 and 43.95 t/ha, respectively.