The onion varieties have been classified on the basis of size and skin colour. Further, onion has been classified as common and multiplier onion.A. Common Big Onion (Rabi):
- Red Coloured: Agrifound Dark Red, Agrifound Light Red, Arka Niketan, Arka Pragati, Hisar-II, Kalyanpur Red Round, N-2-4-1, Punjab Red Round, Punjab Selection, Pusa Madhavi (Good Storage), Pusa Ratnar (Fair in storage), Pusa Red, Udaipur 101, Udaipur 103, VL-3
- Kharif Onion: Arka Kalyan, Arka Pragati, Baswant-780, N-53, Arka Niketan (can also be grown in late kharif in Maharastra)
- White skinned varieties: Pusa White Flat, Pusa White Round, N-257-9-1, Punjab-48, Udaipur-102
- Yellow skinned varieties: Brown Spanish (Long day variety, suitable for growing in hills), Early Grano (Good for salad, suitable for green onions)
B. Multiplier Onion:
- Agrifound Red, CO-1, CO-2 (resistant to purple blotch), CO-3 (resistant to thrips), CO-4 (moderately resistant to thrips), MDU-1
C. Small Onion:
- Agrifound Rose (pickling type, suitable for export), Arka Bindu
Varietal characteristics of some of the important varieties are given as under:
RED SKINNED CULTIVARS
Agrifound Dark Red:
- Bulbs globular, 4-6 cm across, mature in 95-110 days after sowing.
- Average yield is 200-250 q/ha.
- Recommended for kharif (rainy) season.
Arka Bindu:
- Bulb size 2.5-3.5cm, mature in 100 days after transplanting.
- Average yield is 250q/ha in winter season and recommended for export pupose
Arka Niketen:
- Bulbs globular, 4-6 cm across, mature in 145 days after transplanting.
- Average yield is 330q/ha.
- Good for storage and recommended for winter season (rabi).
Pusa Red:
- Bulbs medium sized, flat to globular, matures in 140-145 days after transplanting.
- Average yield is 250-300q/ha and very good for storage
- Recommended for rabi season.
Punjab Red Round:
- Medium to large sized bulbs, early maturing, yields on an average 300q/ha.
- Recommended for rabi season.
Punjab Selection:
- Bulbs of 5-5.5 cm in diameter, weighing about 50-70g, average yield is 200q/ha.
- Recommended for rabi season.
WHITE SKINNED CULTIVARS
Pusa White Round:
- Matures in 125-130 days, TSS 12-13%, drying ratio is 8:1 and average yield is 300-330q/ha.
- Recommended for rabi season.
- Suitable for dehydration purposes and green onions. Very good in storage.
Palam Lohit:
- High yielding, attractive deep purple round bulbs with narrow neck
- Early in maturity than Patna Red and average bulb yield 450q/ha.
- Moderately resistant to downy mildew
YELLOW SKINNED VARIETIES
Brown Spanish:
- Bulb size 2-3.5 cm, average yield is 280 q/ha, matures in 130-140 days after sowing.
- Long day type variety and good for storage up to 6 months.
Early Grano:
- Bulbs 7-8 cm in size, mature in 95-110 days after transplanting, average yield is 500-600 q/ha. Good for salad. Suitable for green onions and better storage.
KHARIF ONION VARIETIES
Arka Kalyan:
- Bulbs 4-6 cm across, maturity 100-110 DAT.
- Average yield 336 q/ha.
- Recommended for rainy (Kharif) season
Arka Pragati:
- Maturity 140-145 DAT.
- Recommended for winter (Rabi) and rainy (Kharif) season.
- Average yield 200 q/ha.
N-53:
- It matures in 140 days.
- Average yield 250-300q/ha.
- Recommended for rainy (Kharif) season.
Arka Niketan:
- Bulbs globular, 4-6 cm across. Matures in 145 DAT.
- Average yield 340 q/ha.
- Recommended for winter season. Good for storage
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