IRATI
A Short-Day Hybrid Onion Variety
Outstanding Qualities
• Early maturing variety
• Uniform fall over of leaves
• Suitable for storage
• High yield potential
Irati is an early maturing yellow onion variety with a uniform fall over of leaves at maturity. The bulbs are globular, uniform and very firm. They have excellent storability due to their good scale retention. The yield is comparable to the currently recommended hybrid varieties that are cultivated locally. Irati adapts well to all onion growing regions with the exception of coastal regions having a sandy soil. It is suitable for transplanting, direct sowing and multi-seeded planting technique.
Characteristics* | Irati | |
Kind | Hybrid Onion (Allium cepa L.) | |
Type | Short day variety | |
Leaf growth habit | Erect | |
Leaf colour | Green | |
Bulb colour | Golden Yellow | |
Bulb shape | Globular | |
Bulb flesh colour | Creamish white with light yellow inner rings | |
Bulb shape uniformity | Very good | |
Neck size | Thin | |
Scale thickness | Thick | |
Scale retention | Excellent | |
No. of scales at harvest | 2 – 3 | |
Bulb weight (g) | 115 – 215 | |
Diameter (mm) | 61 – 72 | |
No. of inner rings | 9 – 11 | |
Average total soluble solids (%) | 7.1 | |
Average firmness (kg/cm2) | 8.2 | |
Crop cycle (days) | 135 – 138 | |
Average Storage losses after one month (%) after two months (%) after three months (%) | Ambient 0.5 3.7 13.3 | Cold 0.1 0.6 1.5 |
Marketable yield (t/ha) | 35 – 46 | |
* Characteristics may vary with agronomic and management practices (soil type, sowing date, nutrition, plant density, climatic conditions, etc.)
Seed supplier: Roger Fayd’herbe & Co. Ltd