Variety traits

Bulb

The bulb is a storage organ of the plant that determines the commercial value of a cultivar through a combination of morphological and biological characteristics. It is evaluated by mass, number of bulbs per cluster, number of growing points, shape, and qualitative indicators of keeping quality and…

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The bulb is a storage organ of the plant, the parameters of which are key varietal traits when assessing crop marketability. The main morphological characteristics include bulb mass, its shape, defined as the ratio of height to diameter, as well as the color of dry and succulent scales and neck thickness. Important biological indicators are the number of bulbs per cluster, which characterizes the ability to form several bulbs from a single basal plate, and the number of growing points, which reflects the number of buds.

Evaluation of these traits during variety testing is carried out through biometric analysis, laboratory determination of sugar and dry matter content, and the study of keeping quality and taste. Bulb mass and shape depend directly on agronomic conditions: planting density, cultivation method, and availability of mineral nutrients. Bulb uniformity in size is an important advantage, as it facilitates the mechanization of harvesting and pre-sale preparation processes.

Cultivar resistance and productivity are predetermined by genetically fixed features of the number of growing points and the number of bulbs per cluster. For bulb onion varieties, a low number of bulbs per cluster is preferred, which allows for obtaining large marketable produce, whereas a high number of bulbs per cluster is characteristic of certain species, for example, shallots. Bulb quality also includes its ability to retain commercial appearance during storage, which is assessed during special tests for resistance to rot and general keeping quality.

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Breakdown by crop

Bulb — Onion 691 Bulb — Onion 508 Lily bulb 216 Tulip bulb 185 Garlic bulb 157 Hippeastrum bulb 144 Gladiolus corm 119 Shallot Bulb 72 Leek bulb 54 Bulb — Welsh onion 41 Fennel leaf base thickening 33 Freesia corm 21 Fritillaria bulb 14 Iris bulb 11 Shallot bulb 10 Lachenalia bulb 8 Zantedeschia tuber 8 Narcissus bulb 7 Hyacinthus orientalis bulb 7 Muscari bulb 6 Ornamental Allium Bulb 6 Eucomis l'Her. bulb 5 Crocus corm 4 Corm — Crocosmia 4

Found in these crops

Allium cepa L. · Onion

CORA SEEDS

HU UA

2 records

Tamrock

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Kees Broersen Zaden

CZ PL

2 records

White Europe

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

J.W.A VAN der WERELD (NL)

FR NL

2 records

WHITE ELEGANCE

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

J.W.A. van der Wereld

BE FR

2 records

Wiktoria Skierniewic

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy \Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa w Ożarowie Mazowieckim Spółka z o.o.

3 records

Zittauer gelbe

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Saatzucht Quedlinburg-DE

DE SI

3 records

Wama

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

3 records

Wola

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

3 records

Vicking

Withdrawn

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

HM.Clause S.A.S.

2 records

Wiro

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

AUSTROSAAT Österr. Samenzucht- und Handels-AG

AT SI

3 records

White Opera

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

MAURIZIO BACCHI

HU UA

3 records

Zen

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Ballardini Massimiliano

HU UA

3 records

Tosca

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Petr Klapste

2 records

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Variety traits

Maturity group 89 063
Yield 67 000
Vigor 53 548
Plant height 51 504
Lodging 50 198
Taste and aroma 36 010
Variety origin 29 523
Productivity 27 845

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