Onion Variety: Bhima Shubhra

 Salient features

• Bulbs are attractive white and oval to round.
• The bolting in bulbs during late-kharif production is about 6% while it is nil during kharif cultivation.
• These are about 3% doubled bulbs both during kharif and late kharif cultivation.
• The bulbs contain 10.4% TSS in kharif and 11.7% in late kharif production.
• This variety matures in 112 days after transplanting during kharif and 125 days in late-kharif cultivation.
• Bulbs having thin neck can be stored for 2–3 months during late-kharif.

Performance
• The bulb yield is 24–25 tonnes/ha during late-kharif and 38–40 tonne/ha during kharif cultivation and hence, it can fill the gap for processing from October to February.
• Bhima Shubra has been released for kharif and late-kharif cultivation in Maharashtra.
• It has ability to tolerate environmental fluctuations, hence can be cultivatated throughout the year.