VARIETIES

A large number of onion varieties have been developed by different Universities and Institutes in India for cultivation in different regions and also in different seasons. The varieties commonly available to farmers for cultivation of onion are the varieties developed by NHRDF. The high quality seed of all onion varieties developed by NHRDF is being produced, and distributed and popularized by NHRDF all over the country. These varieties of onion have been widely accepted and being commercially grown by the farmers in the country as well. As a result of which there is considerable improvement in production, productivity and availability of onion for domestic and export markets.

The list of onion varieties developed by different agencies in the country is given as under

Name of Variety

Name of the University/Institutes

Developed the variety

Season

COMMON BIG ONION

(Allium cepa L)

Red Coloured Bulbs

1. Punjab Selection

2. Pusa Ratnar

3. Pusa Red

4. N-2-4-1

5. Pusa Madhavi

6. Arka Niketan

7. Arka Kalyan

8. Agrifound Dark Red

9. Agrifound Light Red

10. NHRDF Red (L-28)

11. NHRDF Red-2 (L-355)

12. NHRDF Red-3 (L-652)

13. NHRDF Red-4 (L-744)

14. Kalyanpur Red Round

15. Hissar-2

16. Punjab Red Round

17. Arka Pragati

18. N-53

19. Baswant -780

20. Udaipur -101

21. Udaipur -103

22. Phule Samarth

23. Bheema Super

24. Bheema Raj

25. Bheema Red

26. Bheema Shakti

27. Bheema Kiran

28. VL – Piaz - 3

Yellow Coloured Bulbs

1. Early Grano

2. Spanish Brown

3. Phule Suvarna

4. Arka Pitamber

White Coloured Bulbs

1. Pusa White Round

2. Pusa White Flat

3. Punjab-48

4. Udaipur-102

5. Phule Safed

6. N-257-9-1

7. Agrifound White

8. Akola Safed

9. JNDWO

10. Bheema Subra

SMALL COMMON ONION

1. Agrifound Rose

2. Arka Bindu

3. Arka Swatista

MULTIPLIER ONION

(Allium cepa var. aggregatum)

1. Co-1

2. Co-2

3. Co-3

4. Co-4

5. MDU-1

6. Agrifound Red

7. Co-On-5

8. Arka Ujjwal

ONION HYBRIDS

1. Arka Kirtiman

2. Arka Lalime

3. Hybrid - 63

4. Hybrid - 35

PAU, Ludhiana

NBPGR, New Delhi

IARI, New Delhi

Dept. of Agril.(MS)

IARI, New Delhi

IIHR, Bangalore

NHRDF, Nashik

CSAUAT, Kanpur

HAU, Hissar

PAU, Ludhiana

IIHR, Bangalore

Dept. of Agril. (MS)

MPKV, Rahuri (MS)

RAU, Bikaner Campus, Udaipur

RAU, Bikaner Campur, Udaipur

MPKV, Rahuri (MS)

DOGR, Rajgurunagar

VPKAS, Almora

IARI, New Delhi

IARI, RRS, Katrain, Kullu (HP)

MPKV, Rahuri (M.S)

IIHR, Bangalore

IARI, New Delhi

PAU, Ludhiana

RAU, Bikaner Campur, Udaipur

MPKV, Rahuri

Dept. of Agril. )M.S)

NHRDF, Nashik

PKV, Akola (M.S)

GAU, Junagadh

DOGR, Rajgurunagar

NHRDF, Nashik

IIHR, Bangalore

TNAU, Coimbatore

NHRDF, Nashik

TNAU, Coimbatore

IIHR, Bangalore

IARI, New Delhi

Rabi

Late Kharif & Rabi

Rabi

Late Kharif & Rabi

Kharif

Late Kharif & Rabi

Rabi

Late Kharif & Rabi

Rabi

Kharif

Rabi

Late Kharif

Kharif & Late kharif

Kharif

Rabi

Late Kharif & Rabi

In Hills

Late Kharif & Rabi

Rabi

Kharif in Andhra & All 3 seasons in Karnataka

All 3 seasons in Karnataka.

White coloured – Kharif & Rabi In Karnataka.

Kharif & Rabi

Rabi

Kharif & Rabi

Kharif & Rabi(Mutlore type)

Dark Red Multiplier type for Karnataka

Rabi