Effect of Spacing and Varieties on Quality Parameters of Rabi Onion (Allium cepa L.)

A field experiment was conducted during 2018-19 at Horticulture Research Farm-2, Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), studies on the “Effect of spacing and varieties on quality parameters of rabi onion (Allium cepa L.). In trial different spacing (20×7.5 cm, 20×10 cm and 20×15cm) and three varieties Agri found Light Red, NHRDF-2 and NHRDF-3 was taken for study the layout of experimental field was laid down in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. It is clearly revealed that the T.S.S. ( 0 Brix), ascorbic acid (mg), total sugars (%), reducing sugar (%), non-reducing sugar (%) and acidity (%) was found maximum in Agri found Light Red variety with the spacing of 20×10 cm.