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Seeding Date and Rate, and Supplemental Light Effects on Onion Growth1

Year: 1975

Type: article

Abstract: Shoots and roots of onion ( Allium cepa L. cv. Spanish Beauty) seeded at the early planting date, receiving supplemental light and seeded at the low planting rate produced more dry weight per plant at transplanting than any other treatment. Dry weight of tops and bulbs of these plants was greater than plants of other treatments after plants had been grown in the Field for 7 weeks. At bulb maturity, no significant differences occurred in air-dried bulb weight between seeding rate and planting date. Plants receiving supplemental light had significantly more weight at transplanting and produced significantly more weight per bulb at maturity than plants grown under incident light only.

Source: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

DOI: 10.21273/jashs.100.1.37

Authors: William F. Whiteside, Joseph S. Vandemark, Walter E. Splittstoesser

Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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