Effect of Long Storage of White Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) in Bulgaria

K. MIHOV

Agricultural University, Department of Horticulture, BG-4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Abstract

MIHOV, K., 2000. Effect of long storage of white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) in Bulgaria, Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 6: 165-168

The purpose of the investigation is to study the storage duration and the size of the losses in the stored fresh produce of white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.). The following cultivars have been investigated: Balkan – the control, Erdeno F₁, Ramco F₁, Quisto F₁, and Bislet F₁ (origin – Sandoz Seeds), Menza F₁, Sagitta F₁ (origin – Royal Sluis), Rodolfo F₁, (origin – Bejo Zaden), Dobrowodske polopozdni and Trwanliwa D (SEMPRA).
It was established that the efficiency of the storage depends on the propertities of the used cultivars. The choice of the respective cultivar is related with the preliminary planned period of storage. The most appropriate for long storage (for a period of 4 – 4.5 months) cultivars from the tested ones are Menza F₁, Quisto F₁, Erdeno F₁, and Ramco F₁, in which the total loss is from 18.3 to 20.3 % from the quantity put under storage.

Key words: white cabbage, storage, storage duration, cultivars, standard production, losses, natural and absolute losses