Rosada
A Short-Day Hybrid Onion Variety
Outstanding Qualities
• Mid-late onion variety
• High yield potential
• Good storage ability
Rosada is a red short day mid-late onion variety with a globular, uniform and firm bulb. It has good storability due to its good scale retention. The yield is comparable to the currently recommended hybrid varieties cultivated locally. Rosada adapts to all onion growing regions with the exception of the coast having a sandy soil. It is suitable for transplanting, direct sowing and multi-seeded planting technique.
Characteristics* | ROSADA | |
Kind | Hybrid Onion (Allium cepa L.) | |
Type | Short day variety | |
Leaf growth habit | Erect | |
Leaf colour | Green | |
Bulb colour | Red | |
Bulb shape | Globular | |
Bulb flesh colour | Pink with light purple inner rings | |
Bulb shape uniformity | Good | |
Neck size | Thin | |
Scale thickness | Thick | |
Scale retention | Good | |
No of scales at harvest | 1-2 | |
Bulb weight (g) | 140 – 205 | |
Diameter (mm) | 55.3 – 80.4 | |
No of inner rings | 8-10 | |
Average total soluble solids (%) | 7.0 | |
Average firmness (kg/cm2) | 6.7 | |
Double centered (%) | 3.8 – 11.0 | |
Crop cycle (days) | 149 – 172 | |
Average Storage losses after one month (%) after two months (%) after three months (%) | Ambient 7.5 8.8 34.1 | Cold (0-4°C) 0.4 1.0 2.6 |
Marketable yield (t/ha) | 33 – 43 | |