Growth characteristic and yield of shallot onion depending on growing method
MARIA TENDAJ
Katedra Warzywnictwa i Roślin Leczniczych, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, ul. St. Leszczyńskiego 58, 20-068 LublinBARBARA MYSIAK
Katedra Warzywnictwa i Roślin Leczniczych, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, ul. St. Leszczyńskiego 58, 20-068 LublinAbstract
The objective of the study was to evaluate shallot growth and yield depending on the growing method. Shallot onion cv. ‘Ambition F1’, ‘Bonilla F1’, ‘Matador F1’ and ‘Toto’ grew from the seeds sown directly in the field, from seedlings and bulbs. In each of the tested cultivars, cultivation from bulbs resulted in a larger number of leaves and laterals in a single plant and bulbs per cluster. That determined the highest yield of bulbs after drying (on average, 210.7 kg∙100 m-2). The lowest yield was obtained from shallot onions grown from seeds (on average, 123.4 kg∙ 100 m-2). Growing shallots from seedlings appeared to promote the formation of very large bulbs – over 64.6% of the bulbs were 50 mm in diameter. Among the tested cultivars the hybrid ‘Ambition F1’ was the better. This shallot cultivar cultivars create the largest bulbs irrespective of the growing method.
Keywords:
Allium cepa L. var. ascalonicum Backer, cultivars, growing methodReferences
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Katedra Warzywnictwa i Roślin Leczniczych, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, ul. St. Leszczyńskiego 58, 20-068 Lublin
Katedra Warzywnictwa i Roślin Leczniczych, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, ul. St. Leszczyńskiego 58, 20-068 Lublin
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