Biochemical characterization of Rabi onion genotypes (Allium cepa L.)

Abstract

The present investigations were undertaken on onion (Allium cepa L) for evaluation of rabi onion genotypes for morphological and biochemical characters during rabi season 2021-22 and 2022 -23 at the Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra to identify promising genotypes for yield and storage quality for rabi season. The experiment was carried out in randomized block design with twenty nine genotypes and one check variety replicated two times. In biochemical studies, maximum reducing, non-reducing and total sugar was recorded by the genotypes RHROR-11, RHROR-12 and RHROR-7 while TSS and pyruvic acid found maximum in genotypes RHROR-12, RHROR-10 & RHROR-7 throughout the time of both the year on the basis of average mean respectively.