Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has made significant contributions in the development of improved cultivars and their relevant production, protection and processing technologies mandated crops like onion.
Pusa Riddhi:
Yield: 31.66 t/ha.
Single bulb weight ranges from 70.0 – 100.0 g., pungent and rich in antioxidant (quercetin 107.42 mg/100g). Suitable for kharif and rabi crop, storage, and export. Average yield recorded in different AINRPO&G centre is 31.66 t/ha. The variety gave average 28.60% increase over check (28.53 t/ha).
Pusa Madhvi:
Yield: 35 t/ha
Blubs medium to large, roundish flat, light red, T.S.S. 11-13% with good keeping quality; maturity in 130-135 days after transplanting.
Brown Spanish:
Yield: 28.5 t/ha (for bulbs)
Bulbs are round, reddish brown. Maturiy 160-180 days after planting.
Pusa Red:
Yield: 30 t/ha
Bulbs medium in size (70-80 g), flattish round, red, less pungent, T.S.S. 12-13%, good keeping quality; matures in 135-140 days after transplanting.
Pusa White Flat:
Yield: 32.5 t/ha
Bulbs medium in size, flattish round with attractive white colour, T.S.S. 12-14%; very good keeping quality; maturity in 125-130 days after transplanting.
Source:http://iari.res.in/
