1Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
2College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, CSAUAT, Etawah-206001
3Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad
*Email: k_krishna_374@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 5 March, 2014.
A good number of onion storage structures have been constructed in Etawah district under the supervision of U.P. DASP (Utter Pradesh Diversified Agricultural Support Project) on 50% subsidy pattern. One prototype structure has also been constructed at College of Agril. Engg. & Tech., Etawah. The main construction materials used in structures were wood, bricks, cement, ballies/battons, bamboo, thatched roof, etc. which are locally available. Storage study revealed that total loss of onion during storage period i.e. from May to October was about 8% which was very low as compared to tradition/bulk storage which was about 33%. The maximum loss was recorded in the month of July (1.45%) and August (1.75%) might be due to the high humidity during this period of storage in comparison to other month.
Onion, Storage, Storage structure, Loss of onion, Vegetables
