Effect of varieties and planting dates on yield-attributing characters in onion (Allium cepa) Sharma Munish1,*, Khadda B.S.2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, S A S Nagar, (Mohali) 2Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India *Corresponding author: munish_uhf@yahoo.co.in
Online Published on 4 January, 2024. Abstract The experiment was conducted at farmers’ fields during 2020-21 season to evaluate the effects of varieties and planting dates on onion (Allium cepa L.) yield parameters. The highest bulb yield was recorded in T3, followed by T4, T2, and T1. Similarly, D2, exhibited the highest yield, followed by D3, and D1,. T4 also resulted in the maximum plant height, average bulb weight, and bulb diameter. The planting date significantly influenced bulb weight and plant height. Consequently, T, (PRO-6) demonstrated the highest benefit-to-cost ratio and yield, followed by T3, (PRO-7), T2, (Punjab Naroya), and T1, (farmers’ practices). Among planting dates, D2, yielded the highest, with a benefit: cost ratio of 4.58, followed by D1, (4.42) and D3, (4.35). The combined effects indicate that PRO-6, along with a planting date of January 1st, resulted in maximum yield and profit. Top Keywords Planting date, Bulb yield, Economics, Farmers’, Fields, Plant height, Profit. Top |