My stored onions develop soft rot and start sprouting after a couple of months. How to prevent this?
How to control storage rot and sprouting in stored onion (pyaaz)?
DDevendra10mo ago · 424 views
4 Answers
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓10mo ago
Storage rot and sprouting are mostly decided before storage. Store only fully mature, well cured, dry necked bulbs of a good storing variety; immature, thick necked or doubles rot fastest. Avoid late nitrogen and stop irrigation 10 to 15 days before harvest so necks dry. Cure properly with shade drying for 2 to 3 weeks before stacking. In storage, keep good ventilation, low humidity around 65 to 70 percent, and avoid heat pockets; bottom and side ventilation in the chawl is essential. Do not stack too high or too tight. Inspect monthly and remove any rotting bulbs immediately so the rot does not spread. Rabi onion stores far better than kharif, which is meant for quick sale.
KKailash10mo ago
Monthly sorting really helps. One rotten onion left in the heap can spoil a whole basket around it.
RRamswaroop10mo ago
Curing is the step people skip. When I stacked half dried onion straight into store it rotted fast. Two to three weeks of proper shade curing first made a huge difference to how long the same bulbs lasted.
LLakhan9mo ago
Do not try to store your kharif crop long. I learned the hard way that kharif onion is meant to sell quick and rots within weeks. Only the rabi crop is worth holding for months.