Evaluation of rabi onion genotypes for morphological and biochemical characters Rathod KS1, Shete BJ2,*, Kshirsagar DB1 1Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-41372, Maharashtra, India 2National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) (MPKV) Ganeshkhind, Pune-411067, Maharashtra, India *Email for correspondence: bjshete687@gmail.com
Online published on 6 December, 2021. Abstract The present investigations were undertaken on onion (Allium cepa L) for evaluation of onion rabi crop genotypes for morphological and biochemical characters during rabi season 2017–18 at the Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra to identify promising genotypes for yield and storage quality for rabi season. The experiment was carried out in randomized block design with seventeen genotypes and one check variety replicated three times. The results indicated that the genotypes RHROR-7, RHROR-10 and RHROR-11 had significantly better morphological characters viz plant height and average bulb weight. The TSS in genotypes ranged between 12.57 and 13.55°B. The maximum TSS was recorded in RHROR-6 (13.55°B). The maximum reducing sugar was recorded in RHROR-8 (2.29%) which was at par with RHROR-4 (2.13%), RHROR-6 (2.03%) and check variety N-2-4-1 (1.97%). Non-reducing sugar in onion genotypes ranged between 3.21 and 4.50 per cent with maximum in genotype RHROR-5 (4.50%). Among the seventeen tested genotypes, RHROR-7, RHROR-10 and RHROR-11 were found promising for further evaluation. Top Keywords Onion, Genotypes, Yield, Storage quality. Top |