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09 June 2025
SON 1806 is a short-day hybrid red onion variety with high bulb yield and good storage potential. It exhibits uniform fall over of leaves at maturity and produces globular, uniform firm bulbs of an average weight of 166 g. It is suitable for transplanting, direct sowing and multi-seeded planting technique....
09 June 2025
Amit F1 is a short-day hybrid red onion variety with high bulb yield and good storage potential. It displays uniform fall over of leaves at maturity and produces globular, uniform and firm bulbs. The variety is suitable for transplanting, direct sowing and multi-seeded planting technique and is recommended...
09 June 2025
Agrippa is a short-day hybrid yellow onion variety with high bulb yield and very good storage potential. It exhibits uniform fall over of leaves at maturity and produces globular, uniform and firm bulbs. It is suitable for transplanting, direct sowing and multi-seeded planting technique. The variety...
28 September 2021
PNG13, a taro variety (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta) commonly known as ‘Arouille violette’, was introduced from the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT), Fiji, in 2013. It is highly tolerant to taro leaf blight disease (TLB) caused by Phytophthora colocasiae and thrives best in humid and...
28 September 2021
10243 is an early maturing yellow onion variety with high yield and suitable for fresh market. Plants have a uniform fall over of leaves at maturity. Bulbs are globular, uniform and firm. Yield is comparable to those hybrid varieties which are commercially cultivated locally. The variety adapts well...
26 September 2021
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....
26 September 2021
Askari is a yellow hybrid onion variety with high yield potential and is suitable for storage. Plants have a uniform fall over of leaves at maturity. Bulbs are globular, uniform and firm. Yield is comparable to those hybrid varieties which are commercially cultivated locally. The variety adapts well...
26 September 2021
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...
14 August 2021
Russet - A Short Day Hybrid Onion Variety
Russet is a dark red onion variety with very high yield potential and suitable for fresh market. The plants have a uniform fall over of leaves at maturity. The bulbs are globular, uniform, and firm. The yield is comparable to the currently recommended hybrid...