| | Maturity Days | Seed Rate | Row | Plant Spacing | Shape | Skin Colour | Flesh | Remarks | | Kg/Ha | Width | | | Cm | | Red Creole | 150 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Semi Flat | Red | Red purple | Does well in warm climate. Is pungent. And has good storage | | Bombay Red | 160 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Globe | Dark Red | White purple | Very pungent. Ideal for cold climates. | | Texas Grano | 165 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Globe | Straw Yellow | White | Large size. Short keeping period | | Tropicana F1 Hybrid | 165 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Flat Top | Red | Red | High yielding | | Orient F1 | 140 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Round | Pale Red | Red | Very High yielding .has Good keeping quality and tolerant to pink rot. Suitable for both cool and warm areas. | | Sivan F1 Hybrid | 150 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Flat Globe | Reddish Brown | Red | | Grano 2000 F1 Hybrid | 150 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Flat Globe | Yellow | Whitish Yellow | Good keeping | | BGS 130 | 135 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Round bulbs | Pale Red | Red | Red grano type that matures early. Has an attractive red colour | | Flare F1 | 135 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Round | Red | Red | Matures early. Good for storage. | | BSS 230 | 140 | 3.5 | 30 | 10 | Round | Dark red | Red | Bombay Red type of onion. Tolerant to pink rot. Good for storage and high yielding. | | | LEEKS | Days to Maturity | Seed Rate | Row Width | Plant Spacing | Shape | Remarks | (Kg/Ha) | (Cm) | (Cm) | | Italian Giant | 170 | 3 | 30 | 15 | Matures early. Has a medium long thick root. Heavy yielder | All alliums require warm to cool climate. Wide range of soils. Heavy soils relative to moisture preferable. Gravel and sandy loams give quickest maturity | | Bulgarian Giant | 178 | 3 | 30 | 15 | Medium to early maturity. Has Long thin shaft. Exceptionally good quality. Ideal in cool to warm areas | | American Flag | 178 | 3 | 30 | 15 | Very thick rooted. Have grayish green leaves and a thick white shaft with yellow heart. More pronounced bulb. | | SPRING ONION | | Spring Green Bunching | 70 | 6 | 20 | Drill | Green Leaves and forms bunches. | Suitable for both cool and warm areas and under irrigation. | | Ideal in cool areas | | White Lisbon | 60 | 6 | 20 | Drill | Green leaves with swollen stem base. |
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Planting Guide: Onions