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The Effect of Temperature and Light During Bulb Storage on Traits Related to Onion Seed Production1

Year: 1976

Type: article

Abstract: Light had no significant effect on traits related to onion ( Allium cepa L.) seed production by plants from bulbs which had been exposed to various light and temperature treatments during storage. However, storage temperature affected seed yield/plant, number of seed/plant, number of seed/umbel, weight of individual seeds, and number of leaves/plant. Plants from bulbs stored at 7°C the first half and 2°C the last half of the storage period had the highest seed yield and the greatest number of seeds/plant. The heaviest seeds were produced by plants from bulbs that were stored at both 2° and 7° during the storage period. Bulbs stored at 2° and then at 7° produced plants that had fewer leaves than plants from bulbs stored at the 2 other temperature regimes.

Source: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

DOI: 10.21273/jashs.101.1.52

Authors: B. DeMille, G. Vest

Institution: Michigan State University

Language: English

Topic: Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500