Onion Variety: Bhima Kiran

 Salient features

• Bulbs are oval to round, have very less number of bolters and doubles in rabi (<5%), thin neck, TSS 12%, good keeping quality, suitable for storage up to 5–6 months.
• Bulbs attain light red colour after harvest.
• The variety matures in 130 days after transplanting.

Performance
• This variety yields 30.3 tonne/ha during rabi but has potential of yielding 41.5 tonne/ha.
• Identified for two zones viz. Zone III (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab) and Zone VI (Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) for cultivation during rabi.