Effect of age of seedlings on growth and yield of Rabi onion (Allium cepa L.) under Northern Hill Region of Chhattisgarh

The field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Unit, RMDCARS, Ambikapur during the year 2014–15 to study the effect of age of seedlings on growth and yield of rabi onion (Allium cepa L.) under Northern hill region of Chhattisgarh. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with five treatments i e different age of seedlings and four replications. The age of seedlings significantly influenced the growth and yield of onion. The maximum plant height (29.78 cm, 43.65cm and 54.00 cm) at 30, 60 and 90 DAT, number of leaves per plant (4.83, 7.34 and 9.75) at 30, 60 and 90 DAT, bulb weight (66.25 g), bulb diameter (9.43 cm) and yield (387.50 q/ha) with minimum days to maturity (150.64) was observed under 30 days old seedling which was statistically at par with 20 days old seedling treatment.