pyaaj – Gramophone

Good news for farmers, government lifted the ban on onion exports

28/02/2020

To protect the interests of farmers, the government has lifted the six-month-old ban on the export of onions on 26th February. This decision will provide farmers with a big market for their onion crop and thus they can earn more profit. There was a major need for such step as the prices are likely to fall heavily due to bumper production of rabi crops especially onion.

It should be noted that in September 2019, the government had imposed a ban on the export of onions due to the rapid increase in its prices. But the conditions have changed now and the onion rates had stabilized. Along with this, there has been a rapid growth of onions this year in the country, because of which, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has announced to lift the ban on the export of onions.

Management of Bulb splitting In Onion (physiological Disorder)

18/02/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

To prevent bulb splitting in onion, Use uniform irrigation and fertilization practices.
Use of slow-growing onion varieties can reduce the incidences of this disorder.
Spray 00:00: 50 @ 1kg/acre.

Identification and reason for bulb splitting In Onion (physiological Disorder)

18/02/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Uneven irrigation of onion fields increases the chances of this disorder.
Fields that are over irrigated, allowed to dry completely and then over irrigated again often have many split bulbs.
Bulb mites are frequently associated with bulb splitting.
The first symptom is observed as the rotting of the basal portion of the bulb.
Secondary growth of the affected bulb often occurs when several small bulbs protruded from the spilt basal portion.