Abstract Although onion, Allium cepa L., production has been enhanced by the addition of organic matter to soil, other reports indicated no effect. In this study, onion plots (var. Sweet Sunrise) were treated with conventional fertilizer, composted sugar mill ash and vegetative yard waste, or fertilizer + compost. Measurements during two consecutive growing seasons in Lower Rio Grande Valley Te...

Five field trials were conducted in Italy in 1983 and 1984 to test the efficacy of isazofos and benfuracarb in controlling Heterodera carotae on carrot, Ditylenchus dipsaci on onion, and Meloidogyne javanica on tomato. Methyl isothiocyanate (MIT) was tested against H. carotae and M. javanica. Single (10 kg a.i./ha) and split (5 + 5 kg a.i./ha) applications of isazofos gave yield increases of ca...

Seeking the development of nature-friendly agronomic techniques, use natural sources to promote plant growth and increase agricultural yield has gained relevance. In this context, biofertilizers or biostimulants obtained from microalgae been studied, as these microorganisms have in their composition a great diversity bioactive molecules. This study aimed evaluate effect microalga Asterarcys qua...

Climate change has occurred frequently, and it lead to a severe decrease in marketability productivity. Onion various functional elements related antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer immune enhancement, the productivity is closely affected by climate conditions. In this study, environmentally-friendly produce onions even though drought condition, effect of <i>Bacillus aryabhattai</i&...

in this research seed of twelve population of iranian onion were gathered from different part of country (horand ahar, germez rey, goligesa zanjan, germez azarshahr, sefid kashan, zard neishabur, sefid gom, dorche esfahan, sefid neishabur, germez neishabur, sefid fathabad, es hag abad neishabur). the experiment was factorial based on a randomized complete block design (rcbd) was conducted in ag...