Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Storage and Increased Yield in Onion
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Onion |
| Crop Family | Asteraceae |
| Scientific Name | (Alium cepa) |
| Vernacular Name | Dungli |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | empty galvanized drum of about 200 L capacity which is generally used for oil storage and transport |
| Details of Innovation | Shelf life of onion (Allium cepa) is important factor after harvest of the crop. To increase the shelf life and productivity of onion crop, an empty galvanized barrel (having 200 lit capacity, and generally used for oil transport and storage) is rolled on the crop before 15 to 20 days of the crop harvest. The practice breaks the stem portion of the onion which stops the utilization of resource for growth of leaf and flower. The nutrients and water absorbed by the roots are all utilized by the bulb portion to increase its size. In addition to this, drying of outer rind of the bulb also slows down, resulting in longer shelf life. This helps to increase the flavour too. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Mansukhlal Pethani |
|---|---|
| City / District | Rajkot |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003 |
| Address | Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 360001 |
| PAS_1 | "Onion."https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/onion/infos/diseases_and_pests_description_uses_propagation |
|---|---|
| PAS_2 | "Ecofriendly Approach of Managing Onion Downy Mildew."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338195088_Ecofriendly_Approach_of_Managing_Onion_Downy_Mildew |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.4) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) |
| Other Community Practices | "Green Manuring: Increasing Fertility and soil Productivity.http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/farmers_corner/pamphlets/Green_Manuring-An_option_to_increase_Soil_Fertility_and_Crop_Productivity.pdf |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000002688 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/899 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Scout | HBN |