Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(01): 786-793 786 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.096 Comparative Performance of Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapifera L.) Genotypes for Various Quantitative and Quality Traits Mir Tabasum Ashraf * , Shahnaz Mufti , Khursheed Hussain, Gowhar Ali, Usma jan, Nawaz Ahmad, Iqtab Mushtaq, Afiya Khursheed, Humeera Nazir, Sameena Maqbool and Amreena Sultan Division of Vegetable Science SKUAST- Shalimar Kashmir, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Brassica is a diverse genus that contains species used for oilseeds, leafy or root vegetables, and condiments (Persson et al., 2001; Talebi et al., 2010). One important food crop is turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapifera L.) (2n=2x=20) which is a biennial root vegetable cultivated worldwide as vegetable and fodder (Rakow, 2004; Hammer et al., 2013). It is said to have two centres of origin. The Mediterranean region is thought to be the primary centre of European types while as Eastern Afghanistan with adjoining area of Pakistan is considered to be another primary centre. It is an important root vegetable grown as a summer crop in temperate climate and as a winter vegetable in subtropical places where the winter is not severe. It can be grown up to an elevation of 1500m above mean sea level or above but it is not suitable for growing in low lands of wet tropics (Thamburaj and Singh 2018). In India it is cultivated in an area of 2500 ha with an annual production of 50,000 tonnes (Anonymous, 2017). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 01 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The present investigation entitled Comparative Performance of Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapifera L.) genotypes for various quantitative and quality traits was carried out at Vegetable Experimental Field, Division of Vegetable Science, SKUAST-K Shalimar, Kashmir to evaluate the mean performance of twenty-eight turnip genotypes during Rabi 2109. The experiment was carried out in Randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications for each genotype and the crop was sown at a spacing of 30 ×15 cm. The analysis of variance revealed mean sum of squares due to genotypes were significant for all the traits that were studied, indicating the presence of sufficient variability among the genotypes. Based on the mean performance of all the genotypes for various traits studied, the genotype viz., SKAU-T-4 was at par with Nageen which showed highest root yield followed by SKAU-T-3 while as minimum root yield was recorded in SKAU-T-23. Keywords Comparative Performance, Brassica rapa var. rapifera L., Genotypes, Variability Accepted: 12 December 2020 Available Online: 10 January 2021 Article Info