| Cabbage (bandhakopi) a popular winter
vegetable,
Brassica oleracea var. capittata, of the Cruciferae family;
a native of Europe. Cabbage is rich in vitamin A, B, C and calcium. Seedlings
of 25-30 days are usually transplanted in October-November; average yield
is 60-70 m ton/ha.
In Bangladesh this vegetable is grown in about 9,688 ha; the
total production of cabbage comes approximately at 90,795 m ton.
Recently, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has released
two varieties, locally known as Provati and Agradoot.
Cabbage is consumed as fresh and cooked vegetable food normally
by urban people. Its supply also comes predominantly from the
surroundings of the urban centres. [SM Monowar Hossain]
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