Post harvest storage life of onion (Allium cepa L.) influenced by organic farming practices farming practices.

The present experiment was conducted at Horticulture College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in the year 2002-03 and 2003-04, India. The results revealed the total loss of stored bulbs increased steadily as the period of storage was extended. The organic treatment combination of M 1 S 2 (3 per cent panchagavya + 50 per cent FYM + 50 per cent poultry manure) registered the lowest total loss viz., 30.57 and 32.71 per cent in the variety N 2-4-1 during crop I and crop II, respectively at 120 days after storage. The inorganic treatment consisting of 100 per cent recommended dose of NPK fertilizers (M 4 S 10 ) significantly varied from organic treatment and exhibited the highest total losses in both crops. A similar kind of response was observed in sprouting and rotting per cent also. See end of the article for authors’ affiliations