Effect of herbicides and mulches on production of onion (Allium cepa L.) in western Maharashtra

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  • KG Shinde All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra Author
  • MN Bhalekar All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra Author
  • DN Damse All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra Author
  • BT Patil All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra Author

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https://doi.org/10.61180/

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Abstract

Onion is an important horticulture commodity grown
worldwide. It is one of the most important vegetable
cash crops grown in India as well as in Maharashtra. It
is used for both purpose as immature and mature bulbs
as a vegetable and as a spice. It is also grown for their
medicinal values. In India onion is grown under three
crop seasons i.e. kharif (20%), late kharif (30%) and
rabi-summer (50%) in a year. During 2014-15, total area
under onion was 12.03 lakh hectares with a total
production of 194.01 lakh tons. Maharashtra, Karnataka

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Published

2018-06-30

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Vol. 45 No. 01 (2018): Vegetable Science

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Short Communication

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How to Cite

Shinde, K., Bhalekar, M., Damse, D., & Patil, B. (2018). Effect of herbicides and mulches on production of onion (Allium cepa L.) in western Maharashtra. Vegetable Science, 45(01), 131-133. https://doi.org/10.61180/

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