Onion farming is one of the fastest-growing enterprises but with a dynamic customers taste and preferences. Learn the key factors to consider before getting into farming. Onion customers are sensitive to colour, size, shape and smell. If you select a variety that does not meet your customers’ tastes and preferences, chances are you won’t sell as intended.
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Best onion varieties and their features
Russet f1
Features
- High productive
- Good resistance to IR and Pink rot
- Mid –early maturity
- Red skin colour with a slightly pungent taste
- Storage period of 4-5 months
Red Pinoy
Features
- Deep red attractive bulbs with a maturity of 90-110days from transplanting
- It has a strong pungent smell and long shelf life of up to 6 months at room temperature
- Tolerant to downy mildew and purple blotch
- The highest yield of up to 30tones per acre
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Neptune f1
Features
- High yielding
- Usually forms shining red bulbs with good pungency
- Good for salads
- Red skin with flattened globe shape
- Has a mid to late maturity (110-120)
- 5-6 months storage period
- Good pink rot resistance
Bombay red
Features
- It is good for dry land warmer conditions
- Produces small to medium-sized bulbs which are globe in shape and have deep purple red colour and very pungent
- Has a maturity of 150-160 days from transplanting
- Has an average yield potential of 16,000kg per acre
Red Creole
Features
- Produces red, flat-round, globular bulbs
- Have a very pungent taste
- Maturity of 150-160daysafter transplanting
- Excellent in storage
- Average yield potential of up to 16,000kg per acre
Texas Grano f1
Features
- White colour with a golden exterior
- Have large bulbs with an average maturity of 120 days from transplanting
- Poor in storage
- It has a mild pungency which is good for the salad with an average yield of 21,000kgs per acre.
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