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The major cabbage producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Botanical Name : Brassica oleracea var capitata

Plant Discription : It is a small, leafy biennial producing a compact globular mass of smooth or crincled leaves wrapped over each other known as head. The outer leaves are generally larger than the inner. The stem is short and stout. Plants flower generally after winter.

Centre of Origin : Mediterranean region

Pollination system : Cross pollinated

Chromosome no : 2n=18,36,72

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