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TRODUCES PROFESSIONAL ETIES………. EN TASTE IS BACK WITH MORE URES Glossy attractive head type cook glossy looking heads of an average head agen taste and the lost slogan of Bachelors’ variety. ure in only 55 days in hot areas and 60 days in cold rofiting plant population of 50,000 plants/ Ha or a or 60T/Acre. The conventional varieties give 00 plants /Acre at a spacing of 60cm x 60cm. 62  Overview of horticulral Exports 2011  Exports January‐October 2011  Month  Type  Quantity (Kgs)  Value (Ksh)  January  Flowers  10,634,544  3,606,395,901     Fruits  2,199,115  227,838,279     Nuts  925,845  71,803,207     Processed Fruits  6,936,330  599,460,407     Processed vegetables  3,639,956  994,060,591     Vegetables  8,478,220  1,744,970,510     Total  32,814,010  7,244,528,895  February  Flowers  11,547,096  4,217,722,187     Fruits  2,836,162  302,679,132     Nuts  1,109,294  61,383,844     Processed Fruits  8,019,445  706,203,965     Processed vegetables  3,565,351  872,272,443     Vegetables  8,048,792  1,658,228,701     Total  35,126,140  7,818,490,272  March  Flowers  11,806,036  4,146,665,126     Fruits  5,423,196  479,580,598     Nuts  1,394,143  190,742,965     Processed Fruits  9,933,531  902,224,263     Processed vegetables  4,056,789  1,064,287,585     Vegetables  7,248,996  1,756,881,847     Total  39,862,691  8,540,382,384  April  Flowers  10,909,415  3,639,721,378     Fruits  5,230,469  404,512,565     Nuts  644,320  277,060,934     Processed Fruits  7,707,060  656,516,819     Processed vegetables  3,681,378  962,441,248     Vegetables  5,732,744  1,635,823,896     Total  33,905,386  7,576,076,839  May  Flowers  10,771,134  3,735,567,751     Fruits  5,166,894  304,511,600     Nuts  1,276,235  317,753,455     Processed Fruits  8,256,687  731,446,000     Processed vegetables  3,455,526  1,109,489,165     Vegetables  6,341,295  1,739,846,077     Total  35,267,771  7,938,614,048  Source:KNBS and compiled by KHCP      H O R T I C U LT U R A L N E W S I j a n u a r y - F E B r u a r y 2 0 1 2
June  Flowers  9,324,582  3,239,485,117     Fruits  3,766,543  297,719,631     Nuts  1,660,745  464,046,594     Processed Fruits  8,400,055  795,334,774     Processed vegetables  3,206,013  961,277,920     Vegetables  5,648,074  1,799,959,575     Total  32,006,012  7,557,823,611  CABBAGE BLUE JAYS F1 July  Flowers  8,666,578  3,023,590,533     Fruits  2,585,879  315,165,005     Nuts  955,976  286,738,278     Processed Fruits  2,564,387  247,968,526     Processed vegetables  2,285,293  798,442,938     Vegetables  5,150,475  1,568,108,930     Total  22,208,588  6,240,014,210  August  Flowers  8,891,769  3,075,077,262     Fruits  2,562,287  331,736,149     Nuts  1,733,053  309,079,934     Processed Fruits  1,885,696  175,197,447     Processed vegetables  3,450,406  926,784,362     Vegetables  9,427,633  1,752,326,718     Total  27,950,844  6,570,201,871  September  Flowers  9,013,820  3,430,173,215     Fruits  1,529,817  193,449,981     Nuts  563,414  220,455,356     Processed Fruits  7,437,689  722,925,500     Processed vegetables  4,227,601  962,185,735     Vegetables  7,804,076  1,711,058,580     Total  30,576,417  7,240,248,368  October  Flowers  10,206,156  4,455,157,714     Fruits  1,827,112  245,447,234     Nuts  932,455  266,479,511     Processed Fruits  5,382,520  581,572,529     Processed vegetables  3,464,806  1,039,917,578     Vegetables  11,080,860  2,306,496,342     Total  32,893,909  8,895,070,909  Grand Total  Flowers  101,771,130  36,569,556,185     Fruits  33,127,474  3,102,640,175     Nuts  11,195,480  2,465,544,078     Processed Fruits  66,523,400  6,118,850,229     Processed vegetables  35,033,119  9,691,159,565     Vegetables  74,961,165  17,673,701,176     Total  322,611,768  75,621,451,408    Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Project, Piedmont Plaza, Wing A, 3rd Floor, Ngong Road, P O Box 3074 - 00506, Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya H O R T I C U LT U R A L N E W S I j a n u a r y - F E B r u a r y 2 0 1 2 63 KENYA HIGHLAND SEED INTRODUCES PRO CABBAGE VARIETIES………. AS THE LENGENDRY COPENHAGEN TASTE IS B FEATURES Uniform early maturing variety Glossy attractive head type � Very early maturing cabbage with the easy to cook glossy looking hea weight of 3kg. � The variety brings back the legendry Copenhagen taste and the lost sl � Adapted to both hot and cold regions, it mature in only 55 days in hot regions. � At a spacing of 45cm x 45cm, it gives a high profiting plant population 20,000 plants /Acre, with potential of 150T/Ha or 60T/Acre. The conv plant population of 28,000 plants/Ha or 11,000 plants /Acre at a spac � Excellent transport quality � Sweet taste � Easy to grow � High market demand � Vigorous and uniformly growing variety Resistances:
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