Organic Onion (Step 2)

Varieties

             States

Season

              Varieties

Maharashtra

Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Raj, Bhima Dark Red, Bhima Shubra, Bhima Shweta, Bhima Safed.

Late Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Raj, Bhima Shubra.

Rabi

Bhima Red, Bhima Shakti, Bhima Kiran, Bhima Shweta.

Madhya Pradesh

Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Dark Red, Bhima Shubra, Bhima Shweta, Bhima Safed.

Rabi

Bhima Red, Bhima Shakti, Bhima Shweta.

Gujarat

Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Raj, Bhima Dark Red, Bhima Shubra, Bhima Shweta, Bhima Safed.

Late Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Raj, Bhima Shakti.

Rabi

Bhima Raj, Bhima Shakti.

Rajasthan

Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Dark Red, Bhima Shubra, Bhima Shweta, Bhima Safed.

Rabi

Bhima Raj, Bhima Shakti.

Andhra Pradesh

Kharif

Agrifound Dark Red, Arka Nikethan, Arka Kalyan, Arka Pragathi, N- 53.

Rabi

Rabi: Bhima Shakti, Bhima Kiran, Bhima Shwetha, Arka Nikethan, Arka Pragathi.

Others

Bellari Red, Rampur Red, Nashik Red, Pusa Red, Kalyanpur Red Round, Agrifound Light Red.

Karnataka

Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Raj, Bhima Dark Red, Bhima Shakti, Bhima Shubra, Bhima Shweta, Bhima Safed.

Late Kharif

Bhima Super, Bhima Red, Bhima Raj.

Rabi

Bhima Shakti, Bhima Kiran, Bhima Shweta.

 

Nursery Preparation :

  • Prepare a well-ploughed field, make raised beds or flat beds according to the region conditions, and ensure no water logging occurs during irrigation.
  • Seeds @2 kg per acre are required.
  • Sow or broadcast onion seeds by hand at a distance of 5 to 7 cm.