• PTWG generally refers to Pusa White Globe (PTWG), an important white-fleshed turnip variety developed by ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.

Character Description

• Crop Turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa)
• Variety Pusa White Globe (PTWG)
• Root colour White
• Root shape Globular/round
• Flesh White, tender and juicy
• Maturity About 45–60 days, depending on season and conditions
• Sowing season Mainly September–December in northern plains
• Climate Cool-season crop
• Soil Well-drained, fertile sandy loam to loam soil
• Uses Fresh vegetable, cooking, pickling and salad
• Important quality Tender roots with good eating quality
• Cultivation points
• Seed rate: approximately 3–4 kg/ha.
• Spacing: around 30 cm between rows × 10 cm between plants after thinning.
• Apply well-decomposed farmyard manure and balanced fertilizers according to soil-test recommendations.
• Keep the field adequately moist, particularly during root development.
• Harvest when roots reach marketable size; delayed harvesting can reduce tenderness.
• Exam point: Pusa White Globe is a white, globular-rooted turnip variety suited to cool-season cultivation and is associated with IARI, New Delhi.