Onion — 2Seed selection & treatment

• Seed treatment

  Treat the seed with Azospirillum using rice gruel as adhesive and dry in shade for 30 minutes before sowing. Pseudomonas fluorescens at 10 g/kg of seed is also listed.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Big onion – Seed rate & sowing; seed treatment, pp. 151–152

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04