Monday, March 21, 2016

Onion cultivation getting popular




U. Jaikumaran, Head, Agricultural Research Station, Mannuthy, at an onion field. Jalaja Menon, research assistant, (right) is seen. 
U. Jaikumaran, Head, Agricultural Research Station, Mannuthy, at an onion field. Jalaja Menon, research assistant, (right) is seen. 
Onion cultivation is picking up momentum in the plains of the State, thanks to the sustained efforts of Thrissur Krishi Vigyan Kendra.
The research findings of Jalaja Menon in identifying varieties suitable for the soil and climatic conditions in the State have given the right impetus for the new crop culture.
Now onion cultivation is popular inas many as eight districts of the State andsixteen blocks in Thrissur district. People are growing onion in fields, backyards and even terraces.
Onion farming has been accepted by farmers in Palakkad, Thrissur, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kotrayam, Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram districts.
“The seedlings have to be planted in October and March will be the harvesting time. Porus soil with sufficient irrigation facility is the best. Onion can also be grown in grow bags,” says Dr. Jalaja.
Even as the farmers who embraced onion farming are enjoying their harvest, Dr.Jalaja is exploring further possibilities in the field.
The harvesting in her experimental plot was of a different kind, as it was not of one variety but of 19 varieties grown for a comparative study of their productivity. The harvesting was inaugurated by U. Jaikumaran, Professor & Head, Agricultural Research Station, Mannuthy, recently.

Source : The Hindu

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