Characterization of Onion Germplasm for Various Traits

Abstract

Onion, an important vegetable, has always registered its significance in the socio-economic and political system of India. After the enactment of the PPYFR Act a need has arisen to characterize the available germplasm on the basis of morphological and distinct features for registration of variety. This is more important in crops like onion, which is earning more than 75 percent foreign exchange in terms of value, of the total fresh vegetable export from India. Therefore, present investigation was conducted to characterize and evaluate onion germplasm for various traits.