Comparative study of onion cultivars at Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan
2012
Shah, S.T. (Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture) | Sajid, M. (Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture) | Alam, R. (Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad (Pakistan)) | Rab, A. (Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture) | Mateen, A. (Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture) | Jan, I. (Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture) | Ali, A. (Abdul Wali Khan Univ., Mardan (Pakistan). Dept. of Agriculture) | Wahid, F.
An experiment was conducted at Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Mardan, during winter 2010 to overview "Comparative study of onion cultivars at Mardan". The experiment was laid out with one factor Randomized Complete Block Design having three replications. Cultivars (Swat-1, NARC and Parachinar local) were subjected to plots having a size of 6m2. The optimum level of phosphorus (90 kg per ha), potassium (60 kg per ha) and half dose of nitrogen (60 kg per ha) were applied before transplanting while half dose of nitrogen (60 kg per ha) were applied after 30 days of transplanting as basal dose. A significant difference was seen among the cultivars. Among different cultivars, Parachinar Local showed a significant increase in number of leaves (15.4), leaf length (47.7 cm), neck height (6.5 cm), plant height (77.9 cm) and total yield ha-1 (33.1 tons). A non significant response was seen in parameter i.e. survival percentage. It is concluded that onion cultivar Parachinar local resulted in higher yield and recommended for cultivation in the region.
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