Harvest date effect on yield and controlled-atmosphere storability of short-day onions

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1623-1629

  Boyhan, George E ^a   Purvis, Albert C ^b   Hurst, William C ^a   Torrance, Reid L ^c   Paulk, J Thad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Nonstorage; Postharvest; Spring onions; Vidalia

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; HARVESTING;

CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE (CA) STORAGE; HARVEST YIELDS; ONIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; PLANTS;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 9244223650     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.7.1623     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Ali, A.A. and T.E. Yamani. 1977. Studies on the effect of some cultural practices on the storage diseases of onion. Agr. Res. Rev. 55:123-128.
2. Balogh, S. 1975. The respiration intensity of onions. Kertgazdasag 7:59-70.
3. Bottcher, H. 1999. Influence of harvest date on the postharvest responses of allium - Vegetable species. Gartenbauwissenschaft 64:220-226.
4. Boyhan, G.E., D.M. Granberry, and W.T. Kelley. 2001. Onion production guide. Univ. Ga. College Agr. Environ. Sci. Bul. 1198.
5. Boyhan, G.E. and R.L. Torrance. 2002. Vidalia onions - Sweet onion production in southeastern Georgia. HortTechnology 12:196-202.
6. Brewster, J.L. 1990. Cultural systems and agronomic practices in temperate climates, p. 1-30. In: H.D. Rabinowitch and J.L. Brewster (eds.). Onions and Allied Crops. vol. II. Agronomy, biotic interactions, pathology, and crop protection. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.
7. Bubl, C.E., D.G. Richardson, and N.S. Mansour. 1979. Preharvest foliar desiccation and onion storage quality. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 104:773-777.
8. Elkner, K., J. Bakowski, and M. Sypien-Perlowska. 1984. Effect of harvest date and storage duration on the content of some chemical compounds in the onion cultivar Sochaczewska. Biuletyn Warzywniczy 27:515-530.
9. Goburdhun, S. 1995. Effect of maleic hydrazide on onion storage potential. Revue Agricole et Sucriere de l'Ile Maurice 74:54-60.
10. Grzegorzewska, M. 1999. Dormancy of onion as influenced by weather conditions during the growth season and maturity degree at harvest. Veg. Crops Res. Bul. 50:71-79.
11. Gunkel, W.W., J.W. Lorbeer, J. Kaufman, and H.A. Smith, Jr. 1971. Artificial drying - A method for control of botrytis neck rot in bulk stored onions. Annu. Progr. Rpt. 71-80.
12. Hall, K.D., R.L. Holloway, and D. Smith. 2000. Texas crop profile onions. E-18.
13. Hemphill, D. 2002. Dry bulb onions - Western Oregon. 31 Dec. 2002. 〈http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/NWREC/onionb-w.html〉.
14. Jakse, M. and R. Mihelic. 2001. Comparison of fertilisation with organic or mineral fertilisers in a three year vegetable crop rotation. Zbornik Biotehniske Fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. Kmetijstvo. 77:179-190.
15. Kopsell, D.E. and W.M. Randle. 1997. Onion cultivars differ in pungency and bulb quality changes during storage. HortScience 32:1260-1263.
16. Maude, R.B. 1990. Storage diseases of onions, p. 273-296. In: H.D. Rabinowitch and J.L. Brewster (eds.). Onions and allied crops. vol. II. Agronomy, biotic interactions, pathology, and crop protection. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.
17. Maynard, D.N. and G.J. Hochmuth. 1997. Knott's handbook for vegetable growers. J. Wiley and Sons Inc., New York.
18. Purvis, A.C. and J. Brock. 2003. Does Botrytis allii spread from infected onions to sound onions in controlled atmosphere storage? Acta Hort. 600:615-619.
19. Rickard, P.C. and R. Wickens. 1977. The effect of time of harvesting of spring sown dry bulb onions on their yield, keeping ability, and skin quality. Expt. Hort. 29:45-51.
20. Rodriguez, J., M. Perez de C, H. Ramirez, and J. Zambrano. 1998. Characterization of some quality parameters in onion from different harvesting dates. Agron. Trop. (Maracay). 48:33-40.
21. Saluzzo, J.A., G. Hernandez, J. Rattin, J.P. Mirave, and J. Tognetti. 1998. Phenology, production and postharvest behaviour of onion cultivars in southeastern Buenos Aires. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia (Univ. de Buenos Aires) 18:73-80.
22. Sargent, S.A., P.J. Stoffella, and D.N. Maynard. 2001. Harvest date affects yield and postharvest quality of nondried, short-day onions. HortScience 36:112-115.
23. Shafi, M.M. 1980. Onion storage in Pakistan. J. Agr. Res. 16:188-194.
24. Shock, C.C., E.B.G. Feibert, and L.D. Saunders. 2000. Onion storage decomposition unaffected by late-season irrigation reduction. HortTechnology 10:176-178.
25. Suojala, T. 2001. Effect of harvest date on onion yield in a northern climate. J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol. 76:664-669.
26. Sypien-Perlowska, M., F. Adamicki, and A. Kepkowa. 1984. Effect of harvest date on yield quantity and quality, respiration rate and storability of onions. Biuletyn Warzywniczy 27:487-514.
27. Tucker, W.G. and R.L.K. Drew. 1982. Postharvest studies on autumn-drilled bulb onions. The effect of harvest date, conditioning treatments and field drying on skin quality and on storage performance. J. Hort. Sci. 57:339-348.
28. Vitanov, M. 1976. The effect of the harvest date and storage conditions on soft rot (Pseudomonas alliicola) of onions. Gradinarska i Lozarska Nauka. 13:63-71.
29. Wall, M.M. and J.N. Corgan. 1994. Postharvest losses from delayed harvest and during common storage of short-day onions. HortScience 29:802-804.