Published in Scientific Papers. Series B. Horticulture, Vol. LVI
Written by Gheorghiţa HOZA, Ruxandra GOGOŞ
Echalotte onion is a species of onion cultivated in the past to supply the family need. Nowadays, its popularity and usage decreased dramatically in Romania. Worldwide, echalotte onions have a generally recognized position on the vegetable market and this fact represented the main cause for the decision to rehabilitate its position also on the Romanian market because the local supermarkets started to import products based on this vegetable. The present paper contains a study regarding many local populations of echalotte onion species (originating from Slon, Drajna and Periú, all with different sized bulbs), cultivated in Valenii de Munte area, an environment with the most appropriate conditions for the onion culture. In what regards the productivity and the vegetative process of the echalotte culture studied, the recorded data were at a satisfactory level, proving the resistance of this species in comparison with the common onion. Therefore, the diameter of leaf rosette registered values of over 20 cm, excepting the local population of Slon onion, with small sized bulb, which registered only 16,5 cm; the height of plants reached more than 40 cm, excepting the local population of Drajna, with small sized bulb, which reached 35 cm; the average weight of bulbs varied between 13,9 g and 15,9 g and the maximum number of bulbils per plant was 16. The largest production was obtained for the onion from Drajna with large bulbs, having a value of more than 25 t/ha.
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echalotte onion
