Abstract
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Six exotic cultivara of turnip were evaluated for their capabilities of seed production i.e number of days to flowering, seed maturity, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod and per gram, 1000-seed weight and yield per plant, at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad. The differences of means were highly significant for cultivars. The cultivar 'Golden Ball' produced the maximum number of seeds per pod (23.3) and gam! significantly higher seed yield of 11.8 g plant than rest of the cultivars. It- was followed by, Mile Red Top which gave seed yield of 9.5 g plant with average number of 20.5 seeds pod.
INTRODUCTION
Turnip is one of the highly remunerative vegetable crops which has great economic incentive for the growers-To provide better quality turnip and to ensure their availability to the consumers over a longer period of time, new cultivars have to be produced and evaluated for their performance with regards to their capabilities for seed production. The healthy,' viable and true to type seed is the basic factor for having the best crop. Seed of improved varieties can be used time after time to boost production Studies have shown that the productivity in vegetables depends upon plant growth to a greater exent and finally on the yield components. Although varieties of a crop may exist 'elsewhere, differences in climate, soil and other agronomic factors may reduce their yield potential locally.
