Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Mahesh Rugi, Sharanya BR and SS Kushwah

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at research farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (M.P.) during kharif season of 2016 to find out the effect of transplanting dates and varieties of onion, suitable for kharif season in this region. The treatments comprising of two transplanting dates i.e., D1 (10th August) and D2 (25th August) and eight varieties viz., V1 (Arka Kalyan), V2 (Arka Bheem), V3 (Bhima Red), V4 (Bhima Raj), V5 (Bhima Super), V6 (Bhima Dark Red), V7 (Bhima Shubhra) and V8 (Agrifound Dark Red) were tested in a factorial randomized block design with three replications. The results revealed that the plant height, number of leaves, chlorophyll content increased up to 90 DAT. Fresh and dry weight of shoots increased up to 90 DAT followed by a reduction at harvest. There was a significant effect of transplanting dates on all the parameters studied. Transplanting date D2 (25th August) recorded maximum plant height, number of leaves, chlorophyll content, fresh weight and dry weight of shoot. Among the varieties, V8 (Agrifound Dark Red) and Combined effect of treatment D2V7 (Bhima Shubhra with 25th August transplanting) showed maximum plant height, number of leaves, fresh weight and dry weight of shoot.