Onion Afri Agri Products Ltd

Onion

 

Latin name: Allium cepa L.

 

Variety Tested under # Maturity Bulbs Disease resistance Remarks
Shape Firmness Size Color Pungency Storage HR IR
Red Onion
Malbec F1 TT-0109 Early Flattened globe Very firm Medium large Intense red Slightly pungent Medium Ap; Pd Good yields of high quality bulbs. High percentage of single center bulbs.
Red Coach F1 TT-0191 Mid-early Deep flat – globe Very firm Medium Red Slightly pungent Good St Heavy yielder of high quality bulbs. High percentage of single center bulbs. Strong tops and strong root system. Good bolting tolerance.
Red Creole TT-0190 Mid-late Thick flat Very firm Medium Red Pungent Good Heavy yielder. Uniform selection.
Spring / Bunching Onion
White Lisbon TT-0177 Early to Mid early Small elongated Firm Small – medium White Mild Short Bunching type. Produces long clear white shanks with good keeping quality.

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Disclaimer

In cases where specific races or strains of resistances are not noted, the variety is resistant or tolerant to some, but not necessarily all known races or strains of the pathogen.

We have exercised the utmost care compiling these variety descriptions. For the Nigerian market we made some adjustments in the original descriptions from our suppliers based on results in our trials at Kano. For all details on varieties listed, including latest information on resistances, please refer to the websites of our suppliers Enza Zaden (www.enzazaden.com), Majstro Seeds (www.majstroseeds.com) and Pop Vriend Vegetable Seeds (www.popvriendvegetableseeds.com).

Explanation of disease resistance “HR” and “IR”, used codes and acronyms can be found here.

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