Seed Production Technique of Onion

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is most important vegetable crops grown and consume in India. Onion is used as salad and is cooked in various way in curries, fried, boiled, used in soup making, pickles etc. It is used as fresh and dehydrated forms and has many medicinal properties. Onion is export oriented crops earning valuable foreign exchange for the country.