Abstract
The present investigation was carried out to study the influence of planting date and field management practices on bulb quality and post-harvest losses of onions in storage at Agriculture Research Farm of Kabul University. Different traits including fresh bulb weight, total soluble solids, firmness, rooting, sprouting, spoilage and marketable bulbs were studied in these trials. The data were statistically analysed with R software. The planting dates had significant effect on fresh bulb weight, sprouting, spoilage and marketable bulbs of onions. After 120 days of storage the greatest fresh bulb weight (111.64 g), marketable bulbs (77.52 %) and the lowest sprouting (10.56 %) and spoilage (11.92 %) were recorded for the first planting date (10th May). Similarly, the lowest loss in total soluble solids was also observed under the first planting date. Field management practices did not have significant effect on bulb quality and post-harvest losses of onions. While delayed planting can significantly reduce onion bulb quality and increase sprouting and spoilage, early planting dates were more appropriate to reduce post-harvest losses.
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Claim · model-written summary
Planting dates significantly affected fresh bulb weight, sprouting, spoilage and marketable bulbs.
- Taxon
- onions
Allium cepae0 - Treatment
- planting datese0
- Outcome
- fresh bulb weight, sprouting, spoilage and marketable bulbse0
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Verbatim
e0“The planting dates had significant effect on fresh bulb weight, sprouting, spoilage and marketable bulbs of onions.”
Claim · model-written summary
The first planting date gave the greatest fresh bulb weight after 120 days of storage.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- first planting date (10th May)e0
- Outcome
- fresh bulb weighte0
- Direction
- greateste0
- Value
- 111.64 ge0
- Qualifier
- After 120 days of storagee0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“After 120 days of storage the greatest fresh bulb weight (111.64 g), marketable bulbs (77.52 %) and the lowest sprouting (10.56 %) and spoilage (11.92 %) were recorded for the first planting date (10th May).”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The first planting date gave the greatest share of marketable bulbs after storage.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- first planting date (10th May)e0
- Outcome
- marketable bulbse0
- Direction
- greateste0
- Value
- 77.52 %e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“After 120 days of storage the greatest fresh bulb weight (111.64 g), marketable bulbs (77.52 %) and the lowest sprouting (10.56 %) and spoilage (11.92 %) were recorded for the first planting date (10th May).”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The first planting date gave the lowest sprouting after storage.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- first planting date (10th May)e0
- Outcome
- sproutinge0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 10.56 %e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“After 120 days of storage the greatest fresh bulb weight (111.64 g), marketable bulbs (77.52 %) and the lowest sprouting (10.56 %) and spoilage (11.92 %) were recorded for the first planting date (10th May).”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The first planting date gave the lowest spoilage after storage.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- first planting date (10th May)e0
- Outcome
- spoilagee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 11.92 %e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“After 120 days of storage the greatest fresh bulb weight (111.64 g), marketable bulbs (77.52 %) and the lowest sprouting (10.56 %) and spoilage (11.92 %) were recorded for the first planting date (10th May).”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The first planting date had the lowest loss of total soluble solids.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- first planting datee0
- Outcome
- loss in total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the lowest loss in total soluble solids was also observed under the first planting date.”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Field management practices had no significant effect on onion bulb quality and postharvest losses.
- Taxon
- onionsAllium cepae0
- Treatment
- Field management practicese0
- Outcome
- bulb quality and post-harvest lossese0
- Direction
- did not have significant effecte0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Field management practices did not have significant effect on bulb quality and post-harvest losses of onions.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors favor early planting dates to reduce postharvest losses.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Outcome
- early planting dates were more appropriate to reduce post-harvest lossese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“early planting dates were more appropriate to reduce post-harvest losses.”
t0“onion”
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